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More amusing place names in France: from Anus and Chitry to Misery
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Château de Bazoches (near Anus) in Bergundy
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To the Editor,
Your article ‘Bonjour, je viens de Mars – fun French town names’ (Connexion, October) resonates with me as Anus is just up the road from where I live in Yonne.
We also have a Misery close by.
In fact, I have often thought that an enticing itinerary for the potty-minded Anglo-Saxon visitor to our picturesque but overlooked corner of France might be Jussy, Merry-sur-Yonne, Anus, Chitry and Misery.
Unfortunately there are no accessible road signs left to Anus; they have been so often souvenired, the authorities decided not to replace them.
There is, however, a plentiful supply of good local wine, if not an abundance of public loos, and hardly a tripper leaves who is not enchanted by Vézelay, the Grottes d’Arcy and the Château de Bazoches.
R.M., Yonne
To the Editor,
I am still trying to sort out La Souterraine (Creuse) as the town is demonstrably above ground.
N.M., by email
Have you encountered any similarly silly French place names? Let us know at letters@connexionfrance.com
