Villeroy, Somme

French commune
name= Villeroy


x = 130
y = 40
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton=Oisemont
insee=80796
cp=80140
maire= Roger Dancourt
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du canton d'Oisemont
alt moy=139 m
alt mini=119 m
alt maxi=159 m
hectares=602
km²=6,02
sans=216
date-sans=1999
dens=35|

Villeroy is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated some 13 miles(21km) southwest of Abbeville, on the D108e road

Population

History

The village was known as "Villa Regia", in 1129. It was once owned by the Knights Templar who built a wall around the village.
The seigneury was first noted as Bailleul-Vimeu, which was then passed to the seigneurs of Rambures.

Places of interest

* The church of Saint Sauveur, rebuilt in the 19th century.

See also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80796&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Villeroy on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=32118&req=Villeroy Villeroy on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 7th 2008."