Dun-sur-Auron | |
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 The church in Dun-sur-Auron | |
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Location of Dun-sur-Auron  | |
  Dun-sur-Auron  Dun-sur-Auron | |
| Coordinates:46°53′08″N2°34′21″E / 46.8856°N 2.5725°E /46.8856; 2.5725 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Dun-sur-Auron |
| Intercommunality | CC Le Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Louis Cosyns[1] |
Area 1 | 50.09 km2 (19.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,566 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18087 /18130 |
| Elevation | 151–188 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:[dœ̃syʁoʁɔ̃], literallyDun onAuron) is acommune in theCherdepartment in theCentre-Val de Loireregion ofFrance.
Afarming area comprising a small town and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both theAuron and thecanal de Berry some 26 miles (42 km) east ofBourges at the junction of the D10, D14, D28, D34 and the D943 roads. Another small river, theAirain flows northwest through the northern part of the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,995 | — |
| 1975 | 4,154 | +0.56% |
| 1982 | 4,238 | +0.29% |
| 1990 | 4,261 | +0.07% |
| 1999 | 4,013 | −0.66% |
| 2007 | 3,881 | −0.42% |
| 2012 | 4,293 | +2.04% |
| 2017 | 3,844 | −2.19% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Dun-sur-Auron dates back fromDunum, 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 KingPhilip I of France and the city was renamedDun-le-Roi.
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