Dun-sur-Auron grades A overall, better than 88% of compared French towns, and ranks #2 of 14 in Cher. Schools do well (A): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €967/m²: 70 m² comes to 2.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. What holds it back is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Dun-sur-Auron with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dun-sur-Auron.
History
Dun-sur-Auron keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Dun-sur-Auron: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Etienne (collégiale). Per 10,000 residents, Dun-sur-Auron counts 17 protected monuments. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Dun-sur-Auron loses more people than its age profile suggests, 113 per 100 expected, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Cher can expect 84 years and a boy 78.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 743 residents of Dun-sur-Auron died, against 541 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 37% more. The nearest emergency department to Dun-sur-Auron is Centre hospitalier, 11.6 mi away. One GP practises locally.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Dun-sur-Auron · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
11.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Dun-sur-Auron sits below 82% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Dun-sur-Auron, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 57 offenses were reported in Dun-sur-Auron during 2025. The town comes 3rd of the 14 compared towns in Cher on the Safety Grade.
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence16
Sexual violence10
Burglary7
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence17
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
57
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Dun-sur-Auron’s grade for cost of living: an A−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €967/m²: 130 houses and apartments sold in Dun-sur-Auron between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.42/m² a month, above Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The town is the second cheapest of the 16 towns in Cher, at €967/m².
€967/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dun-sur-Auron€967/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€962/m²
129
€10.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.36 to €12.99/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Dunois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Dun-sur-Auron, fewer than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents.
53.2median age
Dun-sur-AuronCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Dun-sur-Auron, 7.9%, runs below Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Dun-sur-Auron holds 1,150 jobs; 1,350 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,930 a year per consumption unit, close to Cher’s towns (€24,000) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.9% of working residents locally at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,150
jobs based in Dun-sur-Auron, 0.8 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Fortification d'agglomération et château dit La Salle le Roi, ou Palais royal: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel ou maison dite de Charles VII (anciennement le Château Vieux): Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anciennes fortifications urbaines: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte du 17e siècle: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dun-sur-Auron
Is Dun-sur-Auron safe?
It grades A− for safety, #3 of 14 in Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dun-sur-Auron good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #1 of 14 in Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dun-sur-Auron expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €967/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dun-sur-Auron grades A− for cost of living.
About Dun-sur-Auron
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Dun-sur-Auron is a commune of 3,524 people in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
