Villeret, Aisne

Villeret

Villeret
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Saint-Quentin
Canton Le Catelet
Intercommunality Pays du Vermandois
Mayor Michel Marie
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 97–147 m (318–482 ft)
(avg. 138 m/453 ft)
Land area1 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population2 314  (2008)
 - Density 79 /km2 (200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 02808/ 02420
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.

Villeret is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

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Population

Historical population of Villeret, Aisne
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 413 390 323 291 293 311 314

Additional Information

During the first World War, Villeret was under German occupation. Citizens of Villeret secretly sheltered a group of British soldiers who had become detached from their units in September 1914. Four of the men were discovered by the Germans and executed in 1916. This story was the subject of the 2011 book "The Englishman's Daughter / A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I" by Ben Macintyre. The early chapters of the book contain information on the history of Villeret.

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