Colondannes

Colondannes
Commune
The church in Colondannes The church in Colondannes
Coat of arms of Colondannes Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Dun-le-Palestel
Intercommunality	CC Pays Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Parbaud
Area 1	10.70 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population  ()
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23065 /23800
Elevation	283–431 m (928–1,414 ft) (avg. 366 m or 1,201 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colondannes (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃dan]; Occitan: Colonzanas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D14, D49 and the D951 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	336	—
1968	376	+11.9%
1975	342	−9.0%
1982	335	−2.0%
1990	347	+3.6%
1999	305	−12.1%
2008	297	−2.6%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century, houses some 18th-century frescoes. In the centre of the choir vault the dove of the Holy Spirit emerges from a radiant cloud. The four evangelists can be seen on the north and south walls of the vault. At the entrance to the choir at the north-west there is an image of St. Matthew soaking a pen in an inkwell held by an angel. To the north-east is Saint Luke in profile holding an inscribed phylactery and accompanied by an eagle. To the south-east we have St. Luke writing in a book and accompanied by his symbol, an ox. At the south-west we see St. Mark placing his left hand on a book and accompanied by his symbol, the lion. Under the blind arcade of the north chapel two Sacred Hearts inflamed and pierced by a dagger can be seen on a background of radiant clouds.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department