47°35′51″N 3°31′57″E / 47.59750°N 3.53250°E
Anus (French pronunciation: [/a.ny/]) is a locality in Burgundy, France, within the commune of Fouronnes, in the Yonne department.[1]
Toponymy
editIn the 1600s, Anus's name was also written Asnux and Aznu.[2] Even though it is spelled the same way as the body orifice for the expulsion of wastes after digestion, it is not pronounced the same way, the final "s" being omitted.[2]
Due to its peculiar name, Anus's road signs are often stolen.[2]
History
editAnus was anciently parished with Fouronnes, the parish sometimes being called Fouronne et Anus. In 1848, the two together had seventy households, of which nineteen were at Anus. In the 16th century, Anus had its own seigneur, who in 1598 was Guillaume Girard.[3]
References
edit- ^ GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
- ^ a b c "Lieux-dits (7/7) - Anus, hameau de Fouronnes, raconté par ses habitants : "On nous prend pour de mauvais plaisantins !"". 29 August 2020.
- ^ Edme Béguillet, Description générale et particulière du Duché de Bourgogne (1848) pp. 392-393 (in French)
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