The Auron () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the river
Yèvre.
Its source is near the village of
Valigny, west of
Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis () is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
It is around east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and west of ( Moulins) and the N7.
Population
Economy
Within Lurc ...
. The Auron flows generally northwest through the following towns, all in the
department
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Government and military
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of
Cher
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:
Bannegon,
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron (, literally ''Dun on Auron'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising a small town and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both the Auron and ...
,
Saint-Just,
Plaimpied-Givaudins
Plaimpied-Givaudins () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the two villages and several hamlets situated along the banks of the river Auron and the canal de Berr ...
and
Bourges
Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry.
History
The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
.
The Auron flows into the Yèvre at Bourges. For much of its length, it runs parallel to the disused
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 (river), Cher at Noyers-sur-Cher, Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided ...
.
References
External links
Description of the confluence with the Yèvre
Rivers of France
Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
Rivers of Cher (department)
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