Neung-sur-Beuvron (, literally ''Neung on Beuvron'') is a

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in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire,

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Geography

Neung's historic location is situated between two rivers, the Beuvron and the Tharonne. From the air, one can easily see the circular outline of the ancient Gallic and Roman

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History

Neung-sur-Beuvron is thought to be the Roman town of

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Biturigum, in which

Vercingetorix Vercingetorix (; Greek: Οὐερκιγγετόριξ; – 46 BC) was a Gallic king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Despite ha ...

and

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fought in 52 BC. A few modest Roman remains still survive. A surviving Roman road runs from Neung to

La Ferté-Beauharnais La Ferté-Beauharnais () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. Th ...

, crossing the forest under the name of "les chemins bas" (the low roads).

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also passed through the village after the liberation of

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
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, Somerset, in the UK and

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, Lower Saxony, Germany.