Villeneuve, Queensland

Villeneuve
Queensland

Paddocks in Villeneuve with Mount Archer in the background, 2015

Villeneuve

Coordinates

26°57′42″S 152°37′54″E / 26.96167°S 152.63167°ECoordinates: 26°57′42″S 152°37′54″E / 26.96167°S 152.63167°E

4514

Suburbs around Villeneuve:
Sandy Creek	Sandy Creek Royston	Royston
Glenfern	Villeneuve	Neurum
Glenfern	Mount Archer	Mount Archer

Villeneuve is a town in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

A section of the northern boundary of Villeneuve follows the D'Aguilar Highway.

History

Villeneuve Hotel with Trims Hall to the left

The town is named after the railway station, which in turn took its name from Frank Villeneuve Nicholson, owner of the property Villeneuve.^[1]

Farming was established at Villeneuve in the late 1870s.^[2]

As a result of the creation of the Somerset Dam, much of Villeneuve is now underwater.^[2]

References

1 2 "Villeneuve (entry 43021)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
1 2 "Kilcoy and Kilcoy Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

Towns and localities in the Somerset Region, West Moreton, South East Queensland

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