Beaugency

The Battle of Beaugency took place during the Franco-Prussian War between the army group of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, and the French Armée de la Loire, won by the Prussians. It lasted from 8 to 10 December 1870 and occurred on the left bank of the river Loire to the northwest of the town of Beaugency. Due to the large area over which it was fought, it is also known as the Battle of Beaugency-Cravant or the Battle of Villorceau-Josnes.

The canton of Beaugency is an administrative division of the Loiret department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Beaugency.It consists of the following communes:

Tavers (French pronunciation: [tavɛʁ]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Messas is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.The parish church is dedicated to Saint Sebastien.

Villorceau (French pronunciation: [vilɔʁso]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Baule (French pronunciation: [bol]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The writer Michèle Desbordes (1940–2006) died in Baule.

Lailly-en-Val (French pronunciation: [laji ɑ̃ val]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Lestiou is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

Saint-Laurent-Nouan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ nwɑ̃], [nuɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France.

Le Bardon (French pronunciation: [lə baʁdɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ dez‿o]) is a former commune of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. In 1972, it was merged with Nouan-sur-Loire to form the new commune of Saint-Laurent-Nouan.The Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant is located here, it comprises: Two UNGG reactors, now closed. These entered service in 1969 and 1971, and were closed in 1990 and 1992. Two PWRs, each of 900 MWe, which entered service in 1983.

The Arboretum des Prés des Culands (2 hectares), also known as the Conservatoire national d'Ilex, is a private arboretum specializing in Ilex (holly) varieties. It is located at La Nivelle, Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, and open by appointment; an admission fee is charged. The arboretum was created in 1987 on marshlands, and landscaped as many small islands interconnected by wooden bridges. By 1991 it contained about 150 Ilex plants and was designated a national collection by the Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisées (CCVS). It was subsequently recognized by the Holly Society of America in 1999, and in 2004 named a Jardin Remarquable by the French ministry of culture. In 2007 its astilbe collection merited a second CCVS designation. Today the garden contains over 500 types of Ilex obtained from botanical gardens and arboretums around the world, including some 60 species, 150 hybrids, and 250 varieties. It also contains fine plantings of astilbe, maples, bamboos, clematis, dogwood, and hydrangea, as well as conifers and aquatic plants.