Autun City is located about 300 kilometers southeast of Paris, with 18,000 people occupying 61.52 square kilometers. Originally built at the command of the Roman Emperor Augustus, the city has a history that reaches back 2,000 years. During the Roman age, it prospered as an important crossroads of travel, and also benefited from its status as “Rome’s little sister.” The area continues to retain vestiges of those ancient times to this day, including castle walls, the Saint-Andre Gate, an amphitheater and more. There are also many vintage historical structures still standing, among them the Saint Lazare Cathedral and the Lorrain Art Museum. In 1987, the community held the Autun City 2000 Festival celebration.
Autun is blessed with lush natural surroundings, and has become well known for its farming, forestry, stockbreeding and other industries.

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Declaration

The City of Kawagoe, Japan, and the City of Autun, France, hereby jointly declare that the two cities enter into a sister-city relationship in order to deepen understanding and friendship between the two cities.
The two cities will develop the relationship through programs in such fields as education, culture, sports and trade.
We are confident that this relationship will contribute to promoting better relations between the two countries and consequently to the peace and prosperity of the world.
This declaration is made in two languages, Japanese and French, and is valid in both languages.