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4 unusual facts about Randon


Randon

Châteauneuf-de-Randon, commune in the Lozère department in southern France

Jacques Louis Randon, 1st Comte Randon (1795–1871), French military and political leader

Arzenc-de-Randon, canton of France, located in the Lozère department, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region

Rieutort-de-Randon, commune in the Lozère department in southern France


Besbes

It was given the name of Randon after the French Army general Jacques Louis Randon, but the local population used to call the area "Besbes" which was given to the city as a formal name after Algeria's independence in 1962.


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