Neung-sur-Beuvron

Neung-sur-Beuvron
Neung-sur-Beuvron
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Neung-sur-Beuvron (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Sologne des étangs
Mayor	Michel Legourd (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	87–122 m (285–400 ft) (avg. 97 m/318 ft)
Land area1	63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population2	1,112  (1999)
- Density	18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	41159/ 41210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°32′10″N 1°48′20″E / 47.5361111111°N 1.80555555556°E / 47.5361111111; 1.80555555556

Neung-sur-Beuvron is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

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 oppidum.

History

Neung sur Beuvron is thought to be the Roman town of Noviodunum Biturigum, in which Vercingetorix and Julius Caesar fought in 52 BC. A few modest Roman remains still survive. A surviving Roman road runs from Neung to La Ferté-Beauharnais, crossing the forest under the name of "les chemins bas" (the low roads).

Joan of Arc also passed through the village after the liberation of Orléans in 1429. This and the battle of 52 BC are commemorated by plaques on the village church.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department