La Celle-Dunoise

La-Celle-Dunoise
Commune
The church in La Celle-Dunoise
The church in La Celle-Dunoise
Coat of arms of La-Celle-Dunoise
Coat of arms
Location of La-Celle-Dunoise
Map
La-Celle-Dunoise is located in France
La-Celle-Dunoise
La-Celle-Dunoise
La-Celle-Dunoise is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La-Celle-Dunoise
La-Celle-Dunoise
Coordinates: 46°18′38″N 1°46′15″E / 46.3106°N 1.7708°E / 46.3106; 1.7708
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonDun-le-Palestel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Jacques-André Boquet[1]
Area
1
29.11 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
532
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23039 /23800
Elevation216–392 m (709–1,286 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La-Celle-Dunoise (French pronunciation: [la sɛl dynwaz]; Occitan: La Cela de Dun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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
YearPop.±%
1962862—    
1968880+2.1%
1975732−16.8%
1982668−8.7%
1990589−11.8%
1999598+1.5%
2008607+1.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The bridge, dating from the fourteenth century.
Bridge at La-Celle-Dunoise

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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