Châteauneuf-de-Randon

Châteauneuf-de-Randon stands on the heights of the Gévaudan, where its castle commanded the surrounding uplands. During the Hundred Years' War an English-held garrison used the fortress amid raids on the neighbouring Velay. In 1380 the French constable Bertrand du Guesclin besieged it but died during the siege. Tradition tells that the garrison surrendered the keys upon his coffin, honouring the commander who did not live to see its capitulation.