Neung-sur-Beuvron

Neung-sur-Beuvron
The church of Saint-Denis, in Neung-sur-Beuvron
Coat of arms
Neung-sur-Beuvron
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Neung-sur-Beuvron
Coordinates: 47°32′10″N 1°48′20″E / 47.5361°N 1.8056°ECoordinates: 47°32′10″N 1°48′20″E / 47.5361°N 1.8056°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Neung-sur-Beuvron (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Sologne des étangs
Government
• Mayor	Guillaume Peltier
Area^1	63 km^2 (24 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	1,112
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	41159 / 41210
Elevation	87–122 m (285–400 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 ft)
^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.

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

It is twinned with Williton, Somerset, in the UK and Wulften am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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