Dun-sur-Auron

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Dun-sur-Auron
Commune
The church in Dun-sur-Auron
The church in Dun-sur-Auron
Coat of arms of Dun-sur-Auron
Coat of arms
Location of Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron is located in France
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron
Coordinates: 46°53′08″N 2°34′21″E / 46.8856°N 2.5725°E / 46.8856; 2.5725Coordinates: 46°53′08″N 2°34′21″E / 46.8856°N 2.5725°E / 46.8856; 2.5725
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Le Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Cosyns[1]
Area
1
50.09 km2 (19.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
3,749
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18087 /18130
Elevation151–188 m (495–617 ft)
(avg. 174 m or 571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dun-sur-Auron (French pronunciation: ​[dœ̃ syʁ oʁɔ̃], literally Dun on Auron) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising a small town and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both the Auron and the canal de Berry some 26 miles (42 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D10, D14, D28, D34 and the D943 roads. Another small river, the Airain flows northwest through the northern part of the commune.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,982—    
19683,995+0.3%
19754,154+4.0%
19824,238+2.0%
19904,261+0.5%
19994,013−5.8%
20063,942−1.8%

History[]

Dun-sur-Auron dates back from Dunum, a Gaul fortified place. In the Middle Ages it depended from the Viscount of Bourges. In 1101, the last viscount, Eudes Arpin, lord of Dun, sold his estates to King Philip I of France and the city was renamed Dun-le-Roi.

Sights[]

  • The sixteenth-century town walls
  • The twelfth-century church of St. Etienne.
  • Fifteenth-century houses.
  • A feudal motte castle.
  • The chateau of La Périsse.
  • The belltower.
  • A museum.

  • Walls and towers

  • Fortifications

  • A gateway in the walls

  • The church entrance

  • The bell tower

Personalities[]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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