Canton of Dun-sur-Auron explained

Type:	canton
Dun-sur-Auron
Seat:	Dun-sur-Auron
Nbcomm:	32
Insee:	18 09
Area:	782.13

The Canton of Dun-sur-Auron is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area in the valley of the river Auron, in the northern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Dun-sur-Auron. The altitude varies from 142m at Saint-Denis-de-Palin to 249m at Chalivoy-Milon, with an average altitude of 174m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 12 to 32 communes:^[1]

• Arpheuilles
• Augy-sur-Aubois
• Bannegon
• Bessais-le-Fromental
• Bussy
• Chalivoy-Milon
• Charenton-du-Cher
• Chaumont
• Cogny
• Contres
• Coust
• Dun-sur-Auron
• Givardon
• Grossouvre
• Lantan
• Mornay-sur-Allier
• Neuilly-en-Dun
• Neuvy-le-Barrois
• Osmery
• Parnay
• Le Pondy
• Raymond
• Sagonne
• Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers
• Saint-Denis-de-Palin
• Saint-Germain-des-Bois
• Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
• Sancoins
• Thaumiers
• Vereaux
• Vernais

See also

• Arrondissements of the Cher department
• Cantons of the Cher department
• Communes of the Cher department

References

46.8856°N 2.5725°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028652446 Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher