The village was known as Merdogne until 1865, when it successfully petitioned Emperor Napoleon III to change the name to Gergovie because the site of the Gauls' victory over Caesar deserved a more glorious name than one that resembled a vulgarity (merde).[1]
gergovie, auvergnat, gergòia, until, 1865, merdogne, french, village, commune, roche, blanche, dôme, département, kilometres, south, clermont, ferrand, class, notpageimage, location, auvergne, plaque, commemorating, visit, napoléon, situated, foot, plateau, of. Gergovie in auvergnat Gergoia until 1865 Merdogne is a French village in the commune of La Roche Blanche in the Puy de Dome departement a few kilometres south of Clermont Ferrand class notpageimage Location of Gergovie in Auvergne Plaque commemorating the visit of Napoleon III to GergovieIt is situated at the foot of the Gergovie plateau the official but disputed site of the Battle of Gergovia where near the Arverni oppidum of Nemossos a sacred wood in Gaulish the Arverni and other Gallic tribes gathered under Vercingetorix s command to fight the Roman legions of Julius Caesar in 52 BC The village was known as Merdogne until 1865 when it successfully petitioned Emperor Napoleon III to change the name to Gergovie because the site of the Gauls victory over Caesar deserved a more glorious name than one that resembled a vulgarity merde 1 Contents 1 Gallery 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksGallery edit nbsp The village church classed as a historic monument nbsp Gergovie s village square restored in winter 2003 nbsp The roofs of north Gergovie in winter nbsp General view of La Roche BlancheReferences edit Graham Robb The Discovery of France Picador London 2007 p 304 quoting Onesime Reclus France Algerie et colonies 1886 p 32 Sources editE Mourey History of Gergovie Saint Remy 1993 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gergovie Tourist office Archived 2021 03 10 at the Wayback Machine Foyer Culturel et Sportif La Roche Blanche45 42 04 N 3 07 38 E 45 701 N 3 1272 E 45 701 3 1272 nbsp This Puy de Dome geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gergovie amp oldid 1145272104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
