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Dun-sur-Auron
Administration Country France Region Centre Department Cher Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond Canton Dun-sur-Auron Intercommunality Le Dunois Mayor Louis Cosyns
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 151–188 m (495–617 ft)
(avg. 174 m/571 ft)Land area1 50.09 km2 (19.34 sq mi) Population2 3,942 (2008) - Density 79 /km2 (200 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 18087/ 18130 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. Coordinates: 46°53′08″N 2°34′21″E / 46.8855555556°N 2.5725°E
Dun-sur-Auron is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
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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 northwestward through the northern part of the commune.
Population
Historical population of Dun-sur-Auron 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 3982 3995 4154 4238 4261 4013 3942 Places of interest
- The sixteenth century town walls
- The twelfth century church of St.Etienne.
- fifteenth century houses.
- A feudal motte castle.
- The Château de La Périsse.
- The belltower, the Tour de l’Horloge.
- A museum.
Personalities
- Maurice Bardèche (1907–1998), journalist and writer.
See also
References
External links
- Official town website (French)
- Dun-sur-Auron on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Cher
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