Colondannes Explained
| Colondannes |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Colondannes (Creuse).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Guéret |
| Canton: | Dun-le-Palestel |
| Insee: | 23065 |
| Postal Code: | 23800 |
| Mayor: | François Parbaud[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Pays Dunois |
| Coordinates: | 46.29°N 1.6122°W |
| Elevation M: | 366 |
| Elevation Min M: | 283 |
| Elevation Max M: | 431 |
| Area Km2: | 10.70 |
Colondannes (in French pronounced as /kɔlɔ̃dan/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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 16miles northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D14, D49 and the D951 roads.
Population
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
