Châteauneuf-de-Randon

Châteauneuf-de-Randon Chastèlnòu de Randon  (Occitan)
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°38′29″N 3°40′34″E / 44.6414°N 3.6761°E / 44.6414; 3.6761Coordinates: 44°38′29″N 3°40′34″E / 44.6414°N 3.6761°E / 44.6414; 3.6761
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	Grandrieu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Durand[1]
Area 1	24.49 km2 (9.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	538
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	48043 /48170
Elevation	1,116–1,339 m (3,661–4,393 ft) (avg. 1,286 m or 4,219 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteauneuf-de-Randon (French: [ʃɑtonœf də ʁɑ̃dɔ̃]; Occitan: Chastèlnòu de Randon) is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France.

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 Bertrand du Guesclin, and the fortress was defended by an English garrison under . The town surrendered on the 4th of July. The siege, however, was fatal to the French commander.

Geography[]

The Chapeauroux forms part of the commune's western border, flows eastward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its eastern border.

See also[]

• Communes of the Lozère department

References[]

External links[]

• Chateauneuf de Randon

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