Villerest

A general view of Villerest

Coat of arms

Villerest

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

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.

International Relations

Twin towns - sister cities

Villerest is twinned with:

Piatra Neamţ, Romania^[2] and Storrington, West Sussex, England.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.villerest.fr/presentation/histoire-et-patrimoine/le-moyen-age-naissance-et-vie-d-un-bourg-fortifie.html
↑ Geograph

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Villerest

See also

International Relations

Twin towns - sister cities

References