Châteauneuf-de-Randon | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Ville 48 Châteauneuf-de-Randon.svg |
Arrondissement: | Mende |
Canton: | Grandrieu |
Insee: | 48043 |
Postal Code: | 48170 |
Mayor: | Bruno Durand[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 44.6414°N 3.6761°W |
Elevation M: | 1286 |
Elevation Min M: | 1116 |
Elevation Max M: | 1339 |
Area Km2: | 24.49 |
Châteauneuf-de-Randon (in French ʃɑtonœf də ʁɑ̃dɔ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Chastèlnòu de Randon) is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
The battle of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was fought in 1380 between the English and the French. In 1380 the fortress of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was besieged by the French, under the command of Bertrand du Guesclin, and the fortress was defended by an English garrison under De Ros. The town surrendered on the 4th of July. The siege, however, was fatal to the French commander.
The Chapeauroux forms part of the commune's western border, flows eastward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its eastern border.