La Celle-Dunoise
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The church in La Celle-Dunoise | |
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Location within Limousin region  La-Celle-Dunoise | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′38″N 1°46′15″E / 46.3106°N 1.7708°ECoordinates: 46°18′38″N 1°46′15″E / 46.3106°N 1.7708°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Dun-le-Palestel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Sachet |
| Area1 | 29.11 km2 (11.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 607 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23039 / 23800 |
| Elevation |
216–392 m (709–1,286 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La-Celle-Dunoise is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A very picturesque farming and quarrying village situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D15 and the D22, by the banks of the river Creuse.
History
La Celle-Dunoise has Gallo-Roman origins, as shown by various relics discovered within the territory of the commune.
In 1154, a document mentions the name of Ecclesia Cella, which by 1339 had become Ecclesia de Cella dunensi, giving the name of the village today.
A castle was built here in the 12th century but It was destroyed in 1500. It belonged to the family of La Celle, one of the most powerful families of La Marche in the Middle Ages.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 862 | — |
| 1968 | 880 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 732 | −16.8% |
| 1982 | 668 | −8.7% |
| 1990 | 589 | −11.8% |
| 1999 | 598 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 607 | +1.5% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
- The bridge, dating from the fourteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Celle-Dunoise. |
- Official commune website (French)
- Website of the tourist office of the pays des 3 lacs (French)
- La-Celle-Dunoise on the Quid website (French)
