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[โ€“] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think there is above 50 cities named "Villeneuve" in France (literraly meaning "New City)

[โ€“] Shapillon@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Or Villefranche which means it was exempted from taxes.

Or how there are so many "St Something" that they had to add "de somewhere" to disambiguate lmao.

I've lived in 3 different places all named St Etienne.