Neuvy-sur-Barangeon
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon | |
| Canton | Aubigny-sur-Nère | |
| Community association | Les Villages de la Forêt | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 19 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 129-242 m | |
| surface | 67.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,156 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18330 | |
| INSEE code | 18165 | |
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon is a commune with 1,156 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Vierzon and the canton Aubigny-sur-Nère (until 2015: canton Vierzon-2 ).
geography
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon is about 18 kilometers west-northwest of Bourges . Neuvy-sur-Barangeon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Presly in the north and north-east, Méry-ès-Bois in the east, Allogny in the south and south-east, Vouzeron in the south and south-west and Nançay in the west and north-west.
history
The village is historically the former Noviodunum Biturigum . 52 BC, Caesar first besieged the oppidum of the Gallic tribe of the Biturgs. When he was about to take the oppidum, Vercingetorix wanted to launch a horror attack. However, Caesar was able to repel it and then eventually took the oppidum after all.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,048 | 1,210 | 1.107 | 1,219 | 1,221 | 1,162 | 1,232 | 1,253 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Le Grand-Chavanon Castle (also: Saint-Hubert Castle), built between 1895 and 1897
Personalities
- Robert Waitz (1900–1978), member of the Resistance, was sent to Auschwitz, where he was a prisoner doctor
- Jean Graczyk (1933-2004), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 1038-1042.
