Editing Autun (section)

=== Modern times ===
In 1788, [[Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord]] became bishop of Autun. He was elected member of the clergy for the [[Estates-General of 1789]].

The High School plays an important role in the history of the city and even France since [[Napoleon]] gave it its current name, and his brothers [[Joseph Bonaparte|Joseph]] and [[Lucien Bonaparte|Lucien]] studied there. This school continues to operate today. The decorated [[wrought iron]] gates were erected in 1772; the subjects taught in the school are indicated by various representations of objects along the top of these grids.

During the [[Franco-Prussian War]] of 1870, the leader of the [[Army of the Vosges]], [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]],<ref>Howard, Michael. ''The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871''. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. p.254</ref> chose the city as his headquarters.

In 1837, a commercial mining of [[oil shale]] [[Autun oil shale deposit|deposit near Autun]] marked the beginning of the modern [[oil shale industry|oil-shale industry]].<ref name=laherrere>{{Cite web | last =Laherrère | first =Jean | author-link =Jean Laherrère | title =Review on oil shale data | publisher =Hubbert Peak | year =2005 | url =http://www.hubbertpeak.com/laherrere/OilShaleReview200509.pdf | access-date =2007-06-17 | archive-date =2007-09-28 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004607/http://www.hubbertpeak.com/laherrere/OilShaleReview200509.pdf | url-status =dead }}</ref>

In 1852, the [[uranium]] mineral [[autunite]] was first discovered near Autun, and named for the town.{{cn|date=February 2025}}