Dun-sur-Auron explained

Dun-sur-Auron
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Dun-sur-Auron (18).svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton:Dun-sur-Auron
Insee:18087
Postal Code:18130
Mayor:Louis Cosyns[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Le Dunois
Coordinates:46.8856°N 2.5725°W
Elevation M:174
Elevation Min M:151
Elevation Max M:188
Area Km2:50.09

Dun-sur-Auron (in French pronounced as /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 26miles 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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.