Autun
Autun is a commune and subprefecture in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France.
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From top down, left to right: Autun Cathedral, Passage de la Terrasse, Lycée militaire, Autun Theatre and City Hall, Roman-era amphitheatre, Temple of Janus
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| Country | France | |||||||
| Region | Burgundy | |||||||
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |||||||
| Arrondissement | Autun | |||||||
| Canton | Autun-1, Autun-2 | |||||||
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan | |||||||
| Mayor | Vincent Chauvet (REM) (2020–2026) | |||||||
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| Elevation | 280–642 m (919–2,106 ft) | |||||||
| Land area1 | 61.52 km2 (23.75 sq mi) | |||||||
| INSEE/Postal code | 710014/ 71400 | |||||||
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||||||||
Transport
Road
The D681, D978, D980, D107, D973, D120, D256, D46 and D287 roads pass through the Autun commune.
Rail
Autun has a main station, Autun Railway Station, or Gare d'Autun in French.
Twinned cities
Autun is twinned with Ingelheim am Rhein in Germany, Kawagoe in Japan, Arévalo in Spain and Stevenage in the United Kingdom.
Autun Media
Théâtre romain d'Autun (Saône-et-Loire, France)
« temple de Janus » à Autun, France
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La porte Saint-André d'Autun (Saône-et-Loire, France)
This building is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference PA00113093
Autun remparts (defensive walls from the Roman Era)
Tour des Ursulines near the Autun Cathedral
Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the Chimera, central medallion of a Roman mosaic from Autun, Musée Rolin, 2nd to 3rd century AD
References
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