Villerest
Villerest | |
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 A general view of Villerest | |
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Location of Villerest  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Roanne-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Grand Roanne Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Paul Court |
| Area 1 | 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 4,392 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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.
See also
International Relations
Twin towns - sister cities
Villerest is twinned with:
References
- ^ http://www.villerest.fr/presentation/histoire-et-patrimoine/le-moyen-age-naissance-et-vie-d-un-bourg-fortifie.html
- ^ "Piatra Neamţ - Twin Towns". © 2007-2008 Piatra-Neamt.net. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
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