Cugnon is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Bertrix, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Cugnon | |
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  Cugnon Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′12″N 5°12′18″E / 49.80333°N 5.20500°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Luxembourg |
| Municipality |  Bertrix |
| Postal codes | 6880 |
| Area codes | 087 |
History
editIt was a municipality in its own right before a merger in 1977. Cugnon merged under the French regime with Auby-sur-Semois, Géripont and Mortehan. It was separated from Auby-sur-Semois on 30 July 1899 and in 1964 annexed the hamlet of Thibauroche, detached from Muno.
Etymology
editCugnon comes from the following:
Chez (Latin casae “at home” = French chez) Congidunus (Celtic surname, cf. the Breton king Cogidunus cited by Tacitus in Agricola, or the Gallic Conconnetodunnus, cited by L. Roger; this name contains the Gallic duno “pregnant” and the Celtic adjective connios “clever, end”).[1][2]
Notable people
edit- Hubert Pierlot was born in Cugnon
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Carnoy, A. (1948). Origines des noms des communes de Belgique. Vol. 2 (Éditions Universitas ed.). Louvain.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Herbillon, Jules (1986). Les noms des communes de Wallonie (Crédit communal ed.). Bruxelles.
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External links
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