Dun-sur-Auron

Dun -sur- Auron, the medieval Dun -le- Roy, is a commune with 4459 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Cher in the Centre region; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint- Amand- Montrond and Dun-sur- Auron Canton.

Geography

The city lies on the River Auron, and at the abandoned Canal de Berry.

History

The existing already in antiquity Dunon (Latin - dunums ) was a fortified Gallic settlement or large settlement ( oppidum ). In the Middle Ages the rule of Dun -le- Roy belonged to the Vice- county Bourges. Its last owner, Eudes de Dun called Arpin, sold the vice county in 1101 to King Philip I, when he set out for a crusade. Dun as a third royal city in Berry took the name of Dun -le- Roy and King Philip Augustus provided them with important fortifications.

Demographics

From 1962 only residents with a primary residence

Attractions

• Collegiate Church of Saint- Étienne founded in 1109

Personalities

Laure Coutan (1855-1914) sculptor