Villeroy, Somme
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Commune of Villeroy |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement |  Amiens |
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| Canton | Oisemont | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton d'Oisemont | |
| Mayor | Roger Dancourt (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 119 m–159 m (avg. 139 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 6,02 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
216 | |
| - Density | 35/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80796/ 80140 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Villeroy is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated some 13 miles(21km) southwest of Abbeville, on the D108e road
[edit] Population
| 1698 | 1867 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 420 | 344 | 237 | 242 | 218 | 205 | 210 | 216 |
| Census count starting from 1962 Population without double counting | |||||||
[edit] History
The village was known as "Villa Regia", in 1129. It was once owned by the Knights Templar who built a wall around the village.
The seigneury was first noted as Bailleul-Vimeu, which was then passed to the seigneurs of Rambures.
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of Saint Sauveur, rebuilt in the 19th century.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Villeroy on the Insee website (French)
- Villeroy on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 7th 2008.
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