Dun-sur-Auron (, literally ''Dun on Auron'') is a commune in the

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department in the

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Geography

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area comprising a small town and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both the Auron and the canal de Berry some east of

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at the junction of the D10, D14, D28, D34 and the D943 roads. Another small river, the

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flows northwest through the northern part of the commune.

Population

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

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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

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. *The chateau of La Périsse. * The belltower. * A

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. * "Le Prieuré", built late 1400, Place Bourbon. Image:Dun5.JPG, Walls and towers Image:Dun6.JPG, Fortifications Image:Dun2.JPG, A gateway in the walls Image:Dun3.JPG, The church entrance Image:Dun1.JPG, The bell tower

Personalities

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(1907–1998), journalist and writer. * Érick Jacquin (1964–Present), chef and TV personality. * Auguste Marie (1865-1934), Psychiatrist.

References

External links

Official town website
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