Châteauneuf-de-Randon
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Lozère | |
Arrondissement | Mende | |
Canton | Grandrieu | |
Community association | Randon Margeride | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 38 ′ N , 3 ° 41 ′ E | |
height | 1,116-1,339 m | |
surface | 24.49 km 2 | |
Residents | 550 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 48170 | |
INSEE code | 48043 | |
Website | http://chateauneuf48.free.fr |
Châteauneuf-de-Randon is a French commune with 550 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Mende and the Canton of Grandrieu .
history
Châteauneuf-de-Randon is a medieval fortress of the Randon family on the road to Mende from around 1150. Bertrand du Guesclin died here in 1380 during the siege of the city.
Population development
- 1800: 498
- 1851: 658
- 1901: 844
- 1936: 553
- 1946: 508
- 1954: 427
- 1962: 405
- 1968: 403
- 1975: 504
- 1982: 541
- 1990: 536
- 1999: 532
Attractions
- The Musée Du Guesclin in the city square
Personalities
- Bertrand du Guesclin (around 1320–1380), Breton military leader and connétable of France
Web links
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