Châteauneuf-de-Randon (; oc, Chastèlnòu de Randon) is a
village
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and
commune in the
Lozère
Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...
department in southern
France
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.
History
The battle of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was fought in 1380 between the
English
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and the
French. In 1380 the fortress of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was besieged by the French, under the command of
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' W ...
, and the fortress was defended by an English garrison under
De Ros. The town surrendered on the 4th of July. The siege, however, was fatal to the French commander.
Geography
The
Chapeauroux
The Chapeauroux () is a long river in the Lozère and Haute-Loire '' départements'', south-central France. Its source is near Estables, in the Margeride. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Allier into which it flows be ...
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
The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France
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References
External links
Chateauneuf de Randon
Chateauneufderandon
Gévaudan
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