Dun-les-Places
Sign in to saveDun-les-Places () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is within Morvan Regional Natural Park, on the departmental border with Yonne.
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Dun-les-Places is a commune in France, situated in the Nièvre department. It has at various times been part of the canton of Lormes and the arrondissements of Clamecy and Château-Chinon. The municipality is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and shares borders with Quarré-les-Tombes, Gouloux, Montsauche-les-Settons, and Brassy. Its official name is also recorded as Dhun-les-Places.
The commune covers an area of 45.1 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 651 meters above sea level. It is associated with the canton of Corbigny for electoral purposes. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 362 residents (176 male and 175 female) and another citing 419. The postal code for the area is 58230.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Dun-les-Places is referenced by 317 other articles, and connects out to France, World War II and time zone.
Vinony files it under 1940s fires in Europe, 1944 fires and Arson in the 1940s.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- Dun-les-Places
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 419
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Dun-les-Places
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Dun-les-Places, l'église.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church in Dun-les-Places
- French commune.INSEE
- 58106
- French commune.postal code
- 58230
- French commune.arrondissement
- Château-Chinon (Ville)
- French commune.canton
- Corbigny
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
- French commune.demonym
- Dunois
- French commune.mayor
- Daniel Gonthier
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 365
- French commune.elevation max m
- 651
- French commune.area km2
- 45.10
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Dhun-les-Places
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Château-Chinon
- Population
- 358
- Area
- 45.1
- Elevation
- 513
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Brassy
- Official website
- www.dun-les-places.fr
- Image
- DunLesPlaces.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dun-les-Places
- postal code
- 58230
- associated electoral district
- canton of Corbigny
- male population
- 176
- female population
- 175
- P8168
- Ermine Cowles Case
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-86-84-62-05
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- In World War II
- Dun-les-Places massacre
- See also
- References
- External links
Dun-les-Places () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is within Morvan Regional Natural Park, on the departmental border with Yonne.
The village is historically significant as one of the "martyred villages" of the Liberation in 1944; the occupying forces killed 27 inhabitants before their retreat to Germany, making it the worst World War II massacre in Burgundy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dun-les-Places” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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