Autun

Autun is a commune and subprefecture in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France.

Autun
Subprefecture and commune
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
Coat of arms
Location of Autun
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Coordinates: 46°57′06″N 4°17′58″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Autun-1, Autun-2
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Chauvet (REM)
Area 1	61.52 km2 (23.75 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	12,987
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	710014 /71400
Elevation	280–642 m (919–2,106 ft)
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.