Villeret, Belgium

Villeret is a hamlet of Wallonia in the district of Saint-Martin and the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur), Belgium.

Villeret
Hamlet
Le donjon de Villeret (the dungeon of Villeret)
Le donjon de Villeret (the dungeon of Villeret)
Villeret is located in Belgium
Villeret
Villeret
Coordinates: 50°30′25.39″N 4.°39′11.45″E
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Municipality Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Elevation
119 m (390 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Villeret is located at the confluence of the east flowing Ligny and another stream flowing down from the north (through Bothey).[1] The Ligny then continues eastwards into the Orneau.

Sights
  • Le donjon de Villeret (the dungeon of Villeret) is an ancient tower fortified in the thirteenth century.[2]
  • La ferme de Basse-Villeret (the Lower Villeret Farm) dates from the sixteenth century. The current buildings are nineteenth century.

History

The hamlet of Villeret was on the extreme-left of the Prussian line during the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815. It remained in Prussian possession throughout the battle.[3]

Notes
    1. Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201.
    2. Donjon de Villeret is located at 50°30′29″N 4°39′03.8″E
    3. Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201, 210–211.

    References
    • Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable
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