Villerest

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 river Loire.

Villerest
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Villerest
Villerest
Villerest
Coordinates: 45°59′39″N 4°02′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonRoanne-2
IntercommunalityRoannais Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Philippe Perron
Area
1
14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,902
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42332 /42300
Elevation261–426 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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793950—    
1806546−42.5%
1821687+25.8%
1831964+40.3%
1841976+1.2%
18511,031+5.6%
18611,211+17.5%
18721,207−0.3%
18811,230+1.9%
18911,270+3.3%
19011,204−5.2%
19111,149−4.6%
YearPop.±%
1921976−15.1%
19311,127+15.5%
19461,039−7.8%
19541,286+23.8%
19621,524+18.5%
19681,743+14.4%
19752,239+28.5%
19822,928+30.8%
19904,104+40.2%
19994,243+3.4%
20084,436+4.5%
20174,902+10.5%

Sights
  • Le Barrage de Villerest, a hydroelectric dam that also prevents flooding along the Loire. This dam also creates a reservoir, the Lac de Villerest.
  • The village itself contains many buildings from the Middle Ages.[2] These include numerous houses, and the Eglise de Saint-Priest. Maybe most famous from this time period are the ramparts that are still mostly intact today.

International relations

Villerest is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Technologies, e-Obs. "Villerest - Station Verte".
  3. "Piatra Neamţ - Twin Towns". © 2007-2008 piatra-neamt.net. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  4. "Geograph:: Twinning plaque in Storrington village... (C) Basher Eyre".


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