Cugnon
Cugnon is a section of the municipality of Bertrix, in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
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  Cugnon Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Walloon Region |
| Community | French Community |
| Province | Luxembourg |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Municipality | Bertrix |
| Postal codes | 6880 |
| Area codes | 087 |
It was a municipality in its own right before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Cugnon merged under the French Community 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
Cugnon 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
- Hubert Pierlot was bon in Cugnon
Notes
References
- Carnoy, A. (1948). Origines des noms des communes de Belgique. 2 (Éditions Universitas ed.). Louvain.
- Herbillon, Jules (1986). Les noms des communes de Wallonie (Crédit communal ed.). Bruxelles.
External link
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