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Pont-de-Loup (in Walloon Pondlô) is an old Belgian village nestled in a bend of the River Sambre, not far from the town of Farciennes.
Contents
- Map of 6250 Pont de Loup Belgium
- History
- Etymology
- Also known as
- The cult Notre Dame Del Manock
- Translation into English from The Royal Society of History Le Vieux Chtelet website
- Sport
- Landmark Sites
- References
Map of 6250 Pont-de-Loup, Belgium
Someone from Pont-de-Loup is called a "Lupipontain(e)".
History
Pont-de-Loup was once part of a huge estate ceded in 840 by Louis the Pious to Eckhard a Lord of the time in Wallonia in the province of Hainaut. Today it is part of the municipality of Aiseau-Presles.
Etymology
Possible etymology : from 'fundus' (Latin) for estate and '-lo(o)' from wood (Germanic lauha, marisk (Frankish language)-> du marais (French) -> marsh (English)
Also known as
Baty, Champs Saint-Clèt (French The fields around the Church of Saint-Clèt), Joncquière, Malfait, Monts, Wairchat.
The cult "Notre Dame Del Manock"
The Blessed Mary of Del Manock is mentioned for the first time in 1358. A local virgin, she is the object of veneration by the people who come to invoke the healing of their deafness.
Translation into English from The Royal Society of History "Le Vieux Châtelet" website
see external links
Sport
Pont-de-loup has a football club (A.S.B.L. Sporting Pont-de-Loup) and a basketball club The Royal Eclairs