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Dun-sur-Auron

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
Map
Dun-sur-Auron is located in France
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron
Coordinates: 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
 (2021)[2]
3,572
 • Density71/km2 (180/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.±% p.a.
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]

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.
  • "Le Prieuré", built late 1400, Place Bourbon.
  • Walls and towers
    Walls and towers
  • Fortifications
    Fortifications
  • A gateway in the walls
    A gateway in the walls
  • The church entrance
    The church entrance
  • The bell tower
    The bell tower

Personalities

See also

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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun-le-Roi