Dun-sur-Auron

Dun-sur-Auron is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Dun-sur-Auron
Commune
The church in Dun-sur-Auron
Coat of arms
Location of Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron
Coordinates: 46°53′08″N 2°34′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Le Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Louis Cosyns
Area
1
50.09 km2 (19.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,844
 • Density77/km2 (200/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.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small town and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both the Auron River 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 Vicecount of Bourges. In 1101, the last Vicecount, Eudes de 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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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