Dun-sur-Auron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dun-sur-Auron (INSEE 18087) is in Cher (18), part of CC le Dunois. Population 3,524 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/18087-dun-sur-auron
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 6,238 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE-CHOCOLATERIE FRANCK COSYNS · SARL JOAQUIM). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU BERRY). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIDL · LEBRETON DENISE · LE PANIER DU NOUAT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (DAVILA LOPEZ MERCEDES · PIZZA CYRIL · THE WALK DINER · SARAY). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA CIVETTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE COLOMBIER). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NADEGE PROCUREUR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PAUL MOREAU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE PINSON). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · DUN SUR AURON). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (HAIR ZEN · KRYSTEL). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (BEFFROY). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | PATISSERIE-CHOCOLATERIE FRANCK COSYNS · SARL JOAQUIM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DU BERRY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LIDL · LEBRETON DENISE · LE PANIER DU NOUAT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | DAVILA LOPEZ MERCEDES · PIZZA CYRIL · THE WALK DINER · SARAY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA CIVETTE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE COLOMBIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | NADEGE PROCUREUR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PAUL MOREAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE PINSON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · DUN SUR AURON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | HAIR ZEN · KRYSTEL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | BEFFROY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,293 (2012) → 3,524 (2023): -17.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,261 (1990) → 3,524 (2023): -17.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,064, of which 3.2 % second homes and 15.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dun-sur-Auron): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dun-sur-Auron): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Dun-sur-Auron): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dun-sur-Auron): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dun-sur-Auron): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DUN weather station, 1.1 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 177 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DUN-SUR-AURON, 2.3 km away at 167 m, over 15 summers. [9]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DUN, 1.1 km away at 160 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18087
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réalmont | 81 | 347 km S | 3,561 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crémieu | 38 | 243 km SE | 3,536 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nantua | 01 | 246 km E | 3,416 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Descartes | 37 | 143 km W | 3,369 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 05 | 382 km SE | 3,549 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre | 85 | 263 km W | 3,550 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descartes | 37 | 143 km W | 3,369 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crémieu | 38 | 243 km SE | 3,536 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nantua | 01 | 246 km E | 3,416 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre | 85 | 263 km W | 3,550 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 73 % |
| Réalmont | 81 | 347 km S | 3,561 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 05 | 382 km SE | 3,549 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Dun-sur-Auron's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crémieu | 38 | 243 km SE | 3,536 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Attignat | 01 | 209 km E | 3,409 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Morestel | 38 | 260 km SE | 4,340 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nontron | 24 | 211 km SW | 3,057 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 262 km SW | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 03 | 90 km SE | 3,549 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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