Bigonville

Bigonville
Bungeref
Former commune of Luxembourg
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CountryLuxembourg
DistrictDiekirch
CantonRedange
CreatedOriginal commune
Abolished1 January 1979
CurrentlyPart of Rambrouch

Bigonville (Luxembourgish: Bungeref, German: Bondorf) is a small town in the commune of Rambrouch, in western Luxembourg. As of 2024, the town has a population of 583.[1]

Bigonville was a commune in the canton of Redange until 1 January 1979, when it was merged with the communes of Arsdorf, Folschette, and Perlé to form the new commune of Rambrouch. The law creating Rambrouch was passed on 27 July 1978.[2]

Bigonville is the home of a professional Quidditch team, the Bigonville Bombers, operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
  2. ^ "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 46" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Whisp, Kennilworthy (2001). Quidditch Through the Ages. WhizzHard Books. pp. 31–46. ISBN 1-55192-454-4.
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