Gergovie

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Gergovie (in Occitan Gergòia) is the name given in the 19th century to the French village of Merdogne on the instructions of emperor Napoleon III. It is dependent on the commune of La Roche-Blanche in the Puy-de-Dôme département a few kilometres to the south of Clermont-Ferrand.

It is situated at the foot of the Gergovie plateau, the official but disputed site of the Battle of Gergovia, where — near to the Arverni oppidum of Nemossos (a sacred wood, in Gaulish) — the Arverni and other Gallic tribes gathered under Vercingetorix's command to fight the Roman legions of Julius Caesar in 52 BC.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 References 2.1 Publications 3 External links

[edit] Gallery

The village church, classed as an historic monument

Gergovie's village square, restored in winter 2003

The roofs of north Gergovie in winter

[edit] References

[edit] Publications

• E. Mourey, History of Gergovie, Saint Remy, 1993.

[edit] External links

• Tourist office
• Foyer Culturel et Sportif La Roche Blanche

Coordinates: 45°43′N 3°08′E / 45.717, 3.133