Villerest
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region ![]() ![]() Villerest | ||
Coordinates: 45°59′39″N 4°02′14″E / 45.9942°N 4.0372°ECoordinates: 45°59′39″N 4°02′14″E / 45.9942°N 4.0372°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Loire | |
Arrondissement | Roanne | |
Canton | Roanne-Sud | |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Grand Roanne Agglomération | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Paul Court | |
Area1 | 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 4,392 | |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 42332 / 42300 | |
Elevation |
261–426 m (856–1,398 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft) | |
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. |
Villerest is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is a Medieval-era commune located just South of the city of Roanne. The village is bordered by the Loire and contains Le Barrage de Villerest, a hydroelectric dam that also prevents flooding along the Loire. This dam also creates a man made lake, the Lac de Villerest. The village itself contains many buildings from the Middle Ages.[1] These include numerous houses, and the Eglise de Saint-Priest. Maybe most famous from this time period would be the ramparts that are still mostly intact today.
See also
International Relations
Twin towns - sister cities
Villerest is twinned with:
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Piatra Neamţ, Romania[2] and Storrington, West Sussex, England.[3]
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