Lieu-dit

Sign to identify a Lieu-dit

Lieu-dit Ronjou near Saint-Baldoph ( Savoie )

A lieu-dit ("place that bears a name ") describes a small named geographical place in the French-speaking world . A lieu-dit is usually named after:

• a former resident or visitor:
  • Chez-Maurice ( Haute-Savoie department )
  • Saint-Aubin-des-Chaumes , Saint-Brisson etc.
  • la Ville Hamon , la Ville Juhel etc.
  • Parc des Princes ( Boulogne-Billancourt )

• a geographical feature:
  • Bel-Air , Beausoleil
  • le Bout du Monde ( Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval )
  • le Val du Puits
  • Bois Joly ( Île-d'Aix )
  • Sept Fontaines ( Belgium )

• its local history:
  • le Camp de César
  • la Mi-Voie
  • le Saut des Français ( Duranus )
  • l'Ermite ( Belgium )

• a former settlement:
  • Moncourt

• his purpose:
  • les Hautes Granges
  • les Closeries
  • la Vénerie

In contrast to the Hameau (" hamlet "), a Lieu-dit does not have to be inhabited; a German equivalent in this case would be field name .

Oenology

In oenology , the term Lieu-dit is used to specify the individual vineyards of an appellation . In the wine-growing regions of Burgundy , the term Climat is synonymous with this.

Web links

• Research Lieux-dits in France