Neung-sur-Beuvron

Neung-sur-Beuvron (pronounced [nœ̃ syʁ bøvʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

Neung-sur-Beuvron
Commune
Church of Saint-Denis
Coat of arms
Location of Neung-sur-Beuvron
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Coordinates: 47°32′10″N 1°48′20″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Chambord
Intercommunality	Sologne des étangs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guillaume Giot[1]
Area ^1	63 km^2 (24 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	1,226
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 982 —     1806 1,098 +11.8% 1821 992 −9.7% 1831 944 −4.8% 1841 966 +2.3% 1851 1,018 +5.4% 1861 1,115 +9.5% 1872 1,188 +6.5% 1881 1,264 +6.4% 1891 1,321 +4.5% 1901 1,342 +1.6% 1911 1,411 +5.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,309 −7.2% 1931 1,252 −4.4% 1946 1,163 −7.1% 1954 1,100 −5.4% 1962 1,175 +6.8% 1968 1,205 +2.6% 1975 1,155 −4.1% 1982 1,196 +3.5% 1990 1,152 −3.7% 1999 1,112 −3.5% 2004 1,144 +2.9% 2014 1,222 +6.8%

International relations

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

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

• INSEE statistics

1. Conseil municipal, Mairie de Neung-sur-Beuvron, accessed 23 November 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.