25 km south of Bourges D2076 then D953 – 12 km north of Meillant D10 – GPS 46.88 – 2.57

In Dun-sur-Auron : La Taverne du Petit Berrichon: 02 48 59 61 60 Le Rempart Dunois: 02 48 57 28 61 La Ruche (grill): 06 67 02 32 35 Saray (fast food): 02 34 34 45 65 Pizzeria Mano: 06 02 43 99 13 In Raymond : Au Plaisir: 02 48 25 96 62 In Thaumiers : Le Pajerry: 02 48 63 58 95

Reservation for Gîtes : In Dun-sur-Auron 3 gîtes 3 épis : – Les Bateliers, Impasse Boissereau: 2 rooms / 6 people. – Les Lavandières, Impasse Boissereau : 3 rooms / 7 pers. – La Maison des Remparts, 3 Route de Châteauneuf: 3 rooms / 8 people. In Bussy (4 km from Dun-sur-Auron) 2 gîtes 4 épis, 6 Route de Dun : – Le Petit Beauvoir: 2 rooms / 4 pers. – La Grange de Beauvoir : 3 rooms / 9 pers. In Saint-Germain-des-Bois (12 km from Dun-sur-Auron) 2 gîtes 3 épis, Domaine de Bannay : – Le Campagnard : 2 rooms / 7 pers. – L’Authentique : 1 bedroom / 5 people. In Senneçay (14 km from Dun-sur-Auron) 2 gîtes 3 épis : – Gîte Les Hirondelles, 5 Bis Rue des Ormes: 5 rooms / 10 pers. – L’Hervine, 2 Rue de Morize : 2 rooms / 4 pers. Information and bookings by telephone on 02 48 48 00 18. Chambres d’Hôtes : – Chez Fabryce, Place du Champ de Foire, Dun-sur-Auron 3 rooms / 6 people. – Table d’hôte. 06 58 19 70 47 – Chambre insolite au Moulin, impasse du Moulin du Pondy, Le Pondy 1 room / 2 pers. 06 04 45 68 49 – Laud à Soi, 13 route de la Corne à Cuzin, Thaumiers 1 room / 3 pers. 07 43 27 85 82 Campsite : – Camping l’Auron à Dun-sur-Auron – Quai du Canal – 2 stars 24 pitches – from 15/04 to 31/10 – 02 48 59 16 87 – Pont de Sargy campsite – 18210 Bannegon (15 km from Dun-sur-Auron) 6 pitches – 2 mobile homes – 1 chalet – 06 37 59 69 01 – campingpontdesargy18@gmail.com

Guided tours of the Belfry and the Canal de Berry Museum in French .

PRM access to the Le Dunois Tourist Information Centre. Guided tours of the Belfry and the Canal de Berry Museum, nature outing not accessible to PRM .

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Town of Dun-sur-Auron｜Route Jacques Cœur

Dun-sur-Auron Formerly Dun-le-Roy

Q: Annual opening times

Opening of Le Dunois Tourist Information Point DECEMBER – JANUARY Wednesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm – Saturday, 9am to 1pm FEBRUARY – NOVEMBER Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5.30pm – Saturday, 9am to 1pm

Dependent on the Viscounty of Bourges in the Middle Ages, the town became royal in 1101 under Philip I and was fortified under Philip Auguste.

Today, the town reveals its medieval past through an emblematic belfry, streets lined with timber-framed houses and ramparts overlooking the Auron River and the Berry Canal.

On foot, explore the surrounding countryside and its sensitive natural areas.

Le Dunois Tourist Information Centre
Postal address: 18 avenue Jean Jaurès 18130 Dun-sur-Auron
Telephone number: 02 48 64 38 10
E-mail: [email protected]

Getting there

What you will like

The Philippe-Auguste ramparts

The 15th-century belfry

The Romanesque Collegiate Church of Saint-Étienne

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Activities

Guided tours of the Belfry and the Canal de Berry Museum

Free admission.

Bookings must be made at the Tourist Information Point by calling 02 48 64 38 10.

Guided tour timetable

December and January: Wednesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm – Saturday, 9am to 1pm.

February to November: Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5.30pm – Saturday, 9am to 1pm.

Nature outings in the Marais de Contres and Chaumes de la Périsse

Photo outing – Portraits of plants and insects, Les Chaumes de la Périsse: 25 April at 9am, booking required on 02 48 70 76 26.
Discovery walk on the largest causse in Berry, Les Chaumes de la Périsse: 23 May at 9am, booking required on 02 48 83 00 28.
Start of the night on the great causse, Les Chaumes de la Périsse: 8 August at 8pm, by reservation on 02 48 83 00 28.
Atypical walk – Wild fruit and autumn colours, Les Chaumes de la Périsse: 26 September at 2.30pm, by reservation on 02 48 83 00 28.

Dun Pas D’âne (donkey rides)

From €20 for 1 hour.

All year round, by appointment.

Bookings by telephone on 06 26 71 44 21.

Practical info

Annual opening times
Opening of Le Dunois Tourist Information Point
DECEMBER – JANUARY
Wednesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm – Saturday, 9am to 1pm
FEBRUARY – NOVEMBER
Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5.30pm – Saturday, 9am to 1pm
Access and transport
25 km south of Bourges D2076 then D953 – 12 km north of Meillant D10 – GPS 46.88 – 2.57
Catering
In Dun-sur-Auron :
- La Taverne du Petit Berrichon: 02 48 59 61 60
- Le Rempart Dunois: 02 48 57 28 61
- La Ruche (grill): 06 67 02 32 35
- Saray (fast food): 02 34 34 45 65
- Pizzeria Mano: 06 02 43 99 13
In Raymond :
- Au Plaisir: 02 48 25 96 62
In Thaumiers :
- Le Pajerry: 02 48 63 58 95
Hosting
Reservation for Gîtes :
- In Dun-sur-Auron
  3 gîtes 3 épis :
  – Les Bateliers, Impasse Boissereau: 2 rooms / 6 people.
  – Les Lavandières, Impasse Boissereau : 3 rooms / 7 pers.
  – La Maison des Remparts, 3 Route de Châteauneuf: 3 rooms / 8 people.
- In Bussy (4 km from Dun-sur-Auron)
  2 gîtes 4 épis, 6 Route de Dun :
  – Le Petit Beauvoir: 2 rooms / 4 pers.
  – La Grange de Beauvoir : 3 rooms / 9 pers.
- In Saint-Germain-des-Bois (12 km from Dun-sur-Auron)
  2 gîtes 3 épis, Domaine de Bannay :
  – Le Campagnard: 2 rooms / 7 pers.
  – L’Authentique: 1 bedroom / 5 people.
- In Senneçay (14 km from Dun-sur-Auron)
  2 gîtes 3 épis :
  – Gîte Les Hirondelles, 5 Bis Rue des Ormes: 5 rooms / 10 pers.
  – L’Hervine, 2 Rue de Morize : 2 rooms / 4 pers.
Information and bookings by telephone on 02 48 48 00 18.
- Chambres d’Hôtes :
  – Chez Fabryce, Place du Champ de Foire, Dun-sur-Auron
  3 rooms / 6 people. – Table d’hôte. 06 58 19 70 47
  – Chambre insolite au Moulin, impasse du Moulin du Pondy, Le Pondy
  1 room / 2 pers. 06 04 45 68 49
  – Laud à Soi, 13 route de la Corne à Cuzin, Thaumiers
  1 room / 3 pers. 07 43 27 85 82
- Campsite :
  – Camping l’Auron à Dun-sur-Auron – Quai du Canal – 2 stars
  24 pitches – from 15/04 to 31/10 – 02 48 59 16 87
  – Pont de Sargy campsite – 18210 Bannegon (15 km from Dun-sur-Auron)
  6 pitches – 2 mobile homes – 1 chalet – 06 37 59 69 01 – [email protected]
Host languages
Guided tours of the Belfry and the Canal de Berry Museum in French.
PRM accessibility
PRM access to the Le Dunois Tourist Information Centre.
Guided tours of the Belfry and the Canal de Berry Museum, nature outing not accessible to PRM.

Photo gallery

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Town of Dun-sur-Auron, Belfry｜Rémy Burle

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Ville de Dun-sur-Auron, Remparts｜Rémy Burle

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Dun-sur-Auron, Berry's 3rd royal town

In 1101, Eudes Arpin, the last lord of the town, sold the town to the King of France, making it the 3rd royal city in Berry, to the south of the royal domain.

Dun-sur-Auron, ancient origins

Before becoming a royal town, the town’s origins date back to Gallo-Roman times. Established near the River Auron, the local economy was based on the cultivation of fertile land, sheep farming and the use of stone quarries – of which there were many in the vicinity – and iron mines from Antiquity onwards.

Dun-sur-Auron, a town through the industrial revolution

In the 19th century, with the arrival of the railways and the digging of the Canal de Berry, the town experienced a revival in activity with the transport of stone, iron ore and goods via the Canal de Berry. A whole society grew up around the canal. Decommissioned and closed in the mid-19th century, the Canal de Berry was even partially blocked off at the port, where the municipal swimming pool was built in the 1970s.

A museum housed in the former 13th-century prisons traces the history of the canal.

The town also saw the emergence of a new type of psychiatric establishment, with the creation of family placements and a hospital open to the world with Dr Auguste Marie.