Villeneuve, Queensland
| Villeneuve Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 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°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 193 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4514 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Villeneuve is a town in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
A section of the northern boundary of Villeneuve follows the D'Aguilar Highway.
History
The town is named after the railway station, which in turn took its name from Frank Villeneuve Nicholson, owner of the property Villeneuve.[2]
Farming was established at Villeneuve in the late 1870s.[3]
As a result of the creation of the Somerset Dam, much of Villeneuve is now underwater.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Villeneuve (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Villeneuve (entry 43021)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Kilcoy and Kilcoy Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
