Loiseau Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Just read in our esteemed local journal, Ouest France, that last weekend in the Vendée we hosted the annual festival of villages "aux noms burlesques".http://www.ouest-france.fr/preparation-de-la-fete-des-communes-burlesques-2642182So representatives of Ballots, Bouzillé, Corps-Nuds, Folles, Cocumont, Montéton, Clochemerle, Vatan, Simple, Vinsobres, Plumaudan, Marans, Nouvoitou, Andouillé and others spent a jolly time in Beaufou, capering, singing, parading, and no doubt eating.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Clair will offer a homegrown radish to the first person who works out why each name is on the list and two radishes to anyone who can offer some new ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Near Pézenas there is the tiny commune of Conas (the 's' is pronounced) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Norman, where would you like your radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroTrash Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Prat, in Brittany, always makes me laugh but I s'pose it's only funny to anglophones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Ditto Condom in the Pyrenees. I don't think the locals realise why they get so many British visitors!Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basquesteve Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 OK We have cafe Prat here but I have never come across a cafe Condom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 [quote user="Loiseau"]Ditto Condom in the Pyrenees. I don't think the locals realise why they get so many British visitors!Angela[/quote]Attracts a lot of Catholics, I am told! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basquesteve Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yes I agree Prats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Montcuq. [:D]There is a village called Pys not far from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thare are quite a few Prats in France.If you are visiting one you have to be careful about which Prat is on the Sat Nav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Not far from our village we have Arces (of course the name is only amusing for English speakers[:$]). Our children were so pleased we did not buy property there.[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 We were tempted to buy in Buger, in Mallorca just for the hell of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I was always rather amused by the commune in the Savoie called La Lechere, and one of it's villages is called P u s sy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yonner Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I've always liked the name Arces, it has a ring to it.Friends of ours lived there, in a quiet cul de sac. Apparently in the war it was almost wiped of the map.I'll get me coat !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 "Apparently in the war it was almost wiped of the map"[8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 [quote user="woolybanana"]Clair will offer a homegrown radish to the first person who works out why each name is on the list and two radishes to anyone who can offer some new ones![/quote]No radishes today, but I'll offer one courgette (small) and 345 lbs of haricots verts... [:P]Hint: read the names as a French person would... [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now