The Auron is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in central France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, left tributary of the river Yèvre

Yèvre

The Yèvre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Gron, east of Bourges. The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Baugy, Avord, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Vierzon.The...

. Its source is near the village Valigny

Valigny

Valigny is a commune in the Allier department in central France....

, west of Lurcy-Lévis

Lurcy-Lévis

Lurcy-Lévis is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.It is around from the nearest large town .-Population:-Economy:...

. The Auron flows generally northwest through the following towns, all in the département

Départements of France

The departments of France are French administrative divisions. The 101 departments form one of the three levels of local government, together with the 22 metropolitan and 5 overseas regions above them and more than 36 000 communes beneath them...

Cher: Bannegon

Bannegon

Bannegon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the river Auron and the disused Canal de Berry some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D110 with the D41 and D74...

, Dun-sur-Auron

Dun-sur-Auron

Dun-sur-Auron is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-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 east of Bourges at the junction of the D10, D14, D28, D34 and the...

, Saint-Just

Saint-Just, Cher

Saint-Just is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the canal de Berry and the Auron river, some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D2076 with the D46e and on the D106...

, Plaimpied-Givaudins

Plaimpied-Givaudins

Plaimpied-Givaudins is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the two villages and several hamlets situated along the banks of the Auron River and the canal de Berry, immediately to the south of Bourges at the junction of the D106 with...

 and Bourges

Bourges

Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...

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The Auron flows into the river Yèvre in Bourges. For much of its length, it runs parallel to the disused Canal de Berry

Canal de Berry

The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with locks wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955...

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