Villeret, Belgium

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Villeret
Hamlet
Le donjon de Villeret (the dungeon of Villeret)
Villeret
Coordinates: 50°30′25.39″N 4.°39′11.45″E / 50.5070528°N 4.6531806°E / 50.5070528; 4.6531806Coordinates: 50°30′25.39″N 4.°39′11.45″E / 50.5070528°N 4.6531806°E / 50.5070528; 4.6531806
Country	Belgium
Province	Namur
Municipality	Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Villeret is a hamlet in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (in the province of Namur), Wallonia Region, Belgium.

Villeret is part of the village of and 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  ^[fr] (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[]

References[]

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

External links[]

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• "Villeret Tower", castles.nl, 2016, retrieved 31 October 2016

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