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Suxy [] (in Walloon Chuchi, in Gaumais Chuchè) is a section of the Belgian town of Chiny located in the Province of Luxembourg in Wallonia.

Suxy was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977.

Geography


Suxy is a typical village of the Ardennes, situated in the heart of the huge Chiny forest (massif of the Anlier forest).

Suxy is located in the north of the municipality of Chiny, along the eastern side of Basse-Vierre. It is the only village in the municipality that is completely sitiated in the Ardennes. The former municipality of Suxy was between the Ardennes and Gaume, with the hamlet of the Croisettes being on the border of the two regions. Its surface is of 2790 ha 47 a 52 ca.

Near the village, to the east, along the old road leading to Rossignol, is the vague des Grohmets nature reserve with exceptional flora and fauna, created in the 1970s.

A lake of $35 ha$, formed because of the constrution of the hydroelectric dam of Vierre (tributary of the Semois), and situated in the south of the forest between Suxy and Chiny, offers a pleasant setting for anglers and nature lovers.

The climate of Suxy is colder than in the rest of the municipality, due to the shaly and sandstone ground and the relief. The village is mostly situated in a basin next to a river. The winter in the Ardennes is also generally longer than in Gaume.

Etymology
There are different opinions about the etymology of the village's name. For some people, Suxy derives from Sus, the Latin name of the white boar (Sus scrofa), the animal being quite common in the region.

For others, the passage of Thibaut de Provins is the source. It is said that he had sucked honey in front of his hermitage not far away from the village. Saint Thibaut is also present in the history of Suxy. The village church was named after him as is a river.

Histoire
During the Second World War, on 10 May 1940, the Germans invaded Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Belgium immediately allowed the allied armies to enter its territory. As a result, cavalry units of the Second Army were defending the passages through Suxy when, on 11 May 1940, the Germans from the Infanterie-Regiment Grossdeutschland arrived in the surrounding area of the village and overran the 3rd squadron of the 11th Cuirassiers Regiment and the 1st squadron of the 60th Infantry Division Reconnaissance Group, which were withdrawing from Neufchâteau. The Germans preceded those of the Schützen-Regiment 69 of the 10th Panzer division who entered the village, but after the French had blown up the bridge over the Vierre. This destruction and the configuration of the site benefited the French, who prevented the Germans from advancing throughout the morning. Ferdinand Schaal, the leader of the 10th Panzer Division, decided to do something and three StuG III assault guns and the pieces of the II./Artillerie-Regiment 70 were used and pushed the French to withdraw.

Folklore
The village hosts the Belgian square ball championship at the beginning of summer.

In March, the inhabitants celebrate the end of winter around the highest and most beautiful bonfire of the region.

A village festival also takes place every year during the first week of August.