Warneton, Belgium

Church of Saints-Pierre-et-Paul

Warneton (in Dutch Waasten, in Picard Varnetån or Warneuton) is part of the Belgian town of Comines-Warneton in Wallonia in the province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own until the 1977 merger of Belgian communes.

Etymology

1007 Uuarnasthun, 1065 Uuarnestun, 1104 Guarnestun

Farm (Saxon thun, Germanic *tûna « enclos ») of Warin, Saxon and Frankish anthroponym (Saxon settlement set up in the Merovingian era).

History

Cut away from Ploegsteert in 1850, it was transferred from the province of West Flanders to the province of Hainaut, in 1963. Since that date its minority Dutch-speaking inhabitants have benefitted from language facilities.

External links

• Brief description of the village