Châteauneuf-de-Randon
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Commune of Châteauneuf-de-Randon |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Lozère |
Arrondissement | Mende |
Canton | Châteauneuf-de-Randon (chief town) |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton de Châteauneuf-de-Randon |
Mayor | Pierre Bessière (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 1,116 m–1,339 m (avg. 1,286 m) |
Land area¹ | 24.49 km² |
Population² (1999) |
532 |
- Density | 21/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 48043/ 48170 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Châteauneuf-de-Randon is a commune of the Lozère département, in France.
[edit] History
The battle of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was fought in 1380 between the English and the French. In 1380 the fortress of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was besieged by the French, under the command of Du Guesclin, and the fortress was defended by an English garrison under De Ros. After a defence that obstinate, the town surrendered on July 4th. The siege however, was fatal to the French commander.
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