Dun-sur-Auron
| Dun-sur-Auron | ||
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The church in Dun-sur-Auron | ||
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  Dun-sur-Auron | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Dun-sur-Auron | ||
| Coordinates: 46°53′08″N 2°34′21″E / 46.8856°N 2.5725°ECoordinates: 46°53′08″N 2°34′21″E / 46.8856°N 2.5725°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Dun-sur-Auron | |
| Intercommunality | Le Dunois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Louis Cosyns | |
| Area1 | 50.09 km2 (19.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,942 | |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18087 / 18130 | |
| Elevation |
151–188 m (495–617 ft) (avg. 174 m or 571 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Dun-sur-Auron is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 3,982 | — |
| 1968 | 3,995 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 4,154 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 4,238 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 4,261 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4,013 | −5.8% |
| 2006 | 3,942 | −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.
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Walls and towers
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Fortifications
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A gateway in the walls
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The church entrance
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The bell tower
Personalities
- Maurice Bardèche (1907–1998), journalist and writer.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dun-sur-Auron. |
- Official town website (French)
- Dun-sur-Auron on the Quid website (French)
