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Lugus, Lugoves (pl.)
[raven (?)]
Probable actual name of the god the Romans called Gaulish Mercury. The name survives in inscriptions found in Avenches, Switzerland, and is implicit in the Roman town name Lug[u]dunum, the basis of the modern Lyon, Laon, Leiden, Loudon, Liegnitz, Léon, Dinlleu, and Luguvalium, antecedent of Carlisle. He would also be the Gaulish counterpart of Irish Lug Lámfhota and the Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Another possible name for Mercury is Erriapus.
Bibliography
- E. van Tassel Graves, ‘Lugus, The Commercial Traveller’,
Ogam ,17 (1965), 165–71 - A. Zooa, ‘The God Lugus in Spain’, Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies,
29 (1980–2), 201–29
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For the Celtic deity, see Lugus. For the city in Romania, see Lugoj. For the city in Spain, see Lugo.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Arcachon |
| Canton | Belin-Béliet |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Eyre |
| Mayor | François Gauthier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 11–49 m (36–161 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
| Land area1 | 62.14 km2 (23.99 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 810 (2008) |
| - Density | 13 /km2 (34 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33260/ 33830 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°29′02″N 0°53′01″W / 44.4839°N 0.8836°W
Lugos is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 355 | 390 | 391 | 415 | 476 | 558 | 810 |
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