The Canton of Dun-sur-Auron is a canton

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of 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...

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Geography

A farming area in the valley of the Auron River

Auron River

The Auron is a river in central France, left tributary of the river Yèvre. Its source is near the village Valigny, west of Lurcy-Lévis. The Auron flows generally northwest through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Bannegon, Dun-sur-Auron, Saint-Just, Plaimpied-Givaudins and...

, in the northern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond

The arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cher département, in the Centre région. It has 11 cantons and 116 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond are:...

 centred on the town of 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...

. The altitude varies from 142m at Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Saint-Denis-de-Palin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Auron, some southeast of Bourges on the D132 road at its junction with the D106 and...

 to 249m at Chalivoy-Milon

Chalivoy-Milon

Chalivoy-Milon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D34 with the D6 road.-Population:...

, with an average altitude of 174m.

Composition

The Canton of Dun-sur-Auron comprises 12 communes and a total of 6,399 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Bussy

Bussy, Cher

Bussy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D34e with the D10 and D36 roads....

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| Chalivoy-Milon

Chalivoy-Milon

Chalivoy-Milon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D34 with the D6 road.-Population:...

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| Cogny

Cogny, Cher

Cogny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:Cogny is an area of farming and forestry containing a tiny village and two hamlets situated some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D953 and the D148 roads....

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| Contres

Contres, Cher

Contres is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:One of the smallest communes in all of France, by population, this farming and forestry village is situated some south of Bourges on the D14 road.-Population:...

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| 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...

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| Lantan

Lantan, Cher

Lantan is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D126 and the D2076 roads. The river Airain forms most of the commune’s northern and...

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| Osmery

Osmery

Osmery is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some southeast of Bourges, near the junction of the D10 with the D2076 and D166 roads...

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| Parnay

Parnay, Cher

Parnay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A very small farming and forestry village and one hamlet situated some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to the east by the river Auron and the canal de...

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| Raymond

Raymond

Raymond is a male given name . It was borrowed into English from French...

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| Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Saint-Denis-de-Palin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Auron, some southeast of Bourges on the D132 road at its junction with the D106 and...

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| Saint-Germain-des-Bois

Saint-Germain-des-Bois, Cher

Saint-Germain-des-Bois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some south of Bourges at the junction of the D28 and the D132 roads...

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| Verneuil

Verneuil, Cher

Verneuil is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A very small village of forestry and farming situated by the banks of the canal de Berry and the Auron River, some southeast of Bourges on the D92 road.-Population:...

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See also

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

External links

• The canton of Dun-sur-Auron on the Insee website