village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

is a human settlement or community, usually numbering no more than a few hundred residents. The Village or Village may also refer to:

Forms of administration

Village (Taiwan) Villages are the basic level administrative subdivisions of the Republic of China, under townships, county-administered cities or districts. There are two types of villages depending on the divisions it belongs to.http://www.moi.gov.tw/english ...

, the basic unit of Taiwanese administrative subdivision *

Village (United States) In the United States, the meaning of village varies by geographic area and legal jurisdiction. In many areas, "village" is a term, sometimes informal, for a type of administrative division at the local government level. Since the Tenth Amendment ...

, a type of administrative division at the local government level **

Village (New Jersey) A village, in the context of New Jersey local government, is one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. The Village Act of 1891 defined the form of government to consist of a five-member board of trustees to be elected to ...

, a form of municipal government ** Village (Pennsylvania), a geographic area within a larger political subdivision **

Village (Oregon) A village in the U.S. state of Oregon is a model of local governance that only exists in Clackamas County. Like villages elsewhere, it is a subnational entity; like New York's villages, the definition is unique to a state (at the moment, to ...

, a model of local governance **

Village (Vermont) The U.S. state of Vermont has 237 towns, ten cities, five unincorporated towns and four gores. As of 2021, Vermont had 35 incorporated villages, which are municipal governments operating within a town and providing additional services. Cities V ...

, a named community within the boundaries of an incorporated town *

Villages of Brunei A village ( or ) is the third and lowest administrative division of Brunei. It is headed by a village head (). Several villages are grouped together to form a mukim. A village is generally the traditional rural settlement, in particular in the ...

, third-level administrative division of Brunei * Village (Philippines), smallest administrative division **Also, a subdivision

Places

Canada

* The Village, Newfoundland and Labrador, a nickname for Victoria * Village Island, in the Johnstone Strait region of the British Columbia Coast

Ireland

* The Village, Cloughjordan, an eco-village * The Village, a commonly used name for Malahide Cricket Club Ground

United Kingdom

Village (ward) Village is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of the village of Timperley, including the Village Centre, and part of Brooklands Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Wey ...

, an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England * The Village, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland * The Village, an area near

Donegall Road The Donegall Road is a residential area and road traffic thoroughfare that runs from Shaftesbury Square on what was once called the " Golden Mile" to the Falls Road in west Belfast. The road is bisected by the Westlink – M1 motorway. The lar ...

in Belfast, Northern Ireland * The Village, a settlement in

Windsor Great Park Windsor Great Park is a Royal Park of , including a deer park, to the south of the town of Windsor on the border of Berkshire and Surrey in England. It is adjacent to the private Home Park, which is nearer the castle. The park was, for man ...

, England

United States

* Village, Arkansas * Village, Virginia *

Greenwich Village Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village ...

, New York City *

The Village, Jersey City The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Historic Downtown in Jersey City. It is bordered by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove to the east and the Turnpike Extension to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Bens ...

, New Jersey *

The Village, Oklahoma The Village is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 9500 at the 2020 Census. The Village is an enclave city nearly surrounded in full by Oklahoma City, excep ...

The Village at Corte Madera The Village at Corte Madera is an upscale lifestyle center located in Corte Madera, California. It opened in September 1985 with department stores Macy's and Nordstrom, and is owned and operated by Macerich. History The Village at Corte Madera wa ...

, a shopping center in Corte Madera, California * The Village Shopping Center, Gary, Indiana *

The Villages, Florida The Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Florida. It is in Sumter and Marion counties, Florida, United States. It shares its name with a broader master-planned age-restricted community that spreads into portions of Lake Co ...

* Village Arcade, a shopping center in Rice Village, Houston, Texas * Village of La Jolla, California * The Village at Castle Pines, Colorado

Elsewhere

Burnside Village Burnside Village is a premium shopping centre located in Glenside Adelaide, South Australia. It is situated in the City of Burnside suburb of Glenside. Burnside Village is home to over 100 premium lifestyle and fashion stores. Burnside Villag ...

in Glenside, South Australia, colloquially known as "The Village" * The Village, a zone in San Ġwann, Malta

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''The Village'' (1953 film), a Swiss drama film * ''The Village'' (1968 film), Irish documentary; see

Paul Hockings Paul Hockings (born February 23, 1935) is an anthropologist whose prime areas of focus are the Dravidian languages, social, visual and medical anthropology. He studied archaeology and anthropology at the University of Sydney, the University of C ...

* ''The Village'' (2004 film), an American period thriller film * ''The Village'' (2015 film), a Georgian drama film * The Village (Animation), a British short animated film.

Music

* ''Village'' (album), 1997 album by jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney * "The Village", a song by New Order on the 1983 album ''

Power, Corruption & Lies ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' is the second studio album by English rock band New Order, released on 2 May 1983 by Factory Records. The album features more electronic tracks than their 1981 debut '' Movement'', with heavier use of synthesizers ...

'' * "Villages", a song from the 2012 album ''A Is for Alpine'' by

Alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National Pa ...

* "The Village", a 2017 single by

Wrabel Stephen Wrabel (born January 7, 1989), known mononymously as Wrabel, is an American singer, songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles. Life and career Wrabel attended high school at The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. After high school ...

Literature

* ''The Village'' (Anand novel), a 1910 novel by Mulk Raj Anand * ''The Village'' (Bunin novel), a 1939 novel by Ivan Bunin * ''The Village'' (Grigorovich novel), an 1846 novel by Dmitry Grigorovich * ''The Village'' (Lalwani novel), by Nikita Lalwani * "''The Village''" (poem), by George Crabbe * "The Village" (short story), by Kate Wilhelm

Periodicals

* ''Village'' (magazine), an Irish current affairs magazine founded by Vincent Browne * ''

The Village Voice ''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newspaper, alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf (publisher), Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, th ...

'', an American news and culture paper

Television

* ''The Village'' (1993 TV series), British radio and television series * ''The Village'' (2013 TV series), BBC television series * ''The Village'' (2019 TV series), an American drama television series on NBC * The Village (''The Prisoner''), the fictional setting of the 1960s UK television series, ''The Prisoner'' * '' The Village: Achiara's Secret'', South Korean drama series

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* The Village (Sirius XM), a radio channel * Village (board game) *

Resident Evil Village ''Resident Evil Village'' is a 2021 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It is the sequel to '' Resident Evil 7: Biohazard'' (2017). Players control Ethan Winters, who searches for his kidnapped daughter in a village filled wit ...

(2021 video game) "Village", a video game in the Resident Evil franchise

Companies and organizations

* Elder village, a type of organization providing living-services support to the elderly *

MSN Games MSN Games (also known as Zone.com - formerly known as The Village, Internet Gaming Zone, MSN Gaming Zone, and MSN Games by Zone.com) is a casual gaming web site, with single player, multiplayer, PC download, and social casino video games. Games ...

, formerly known as The Village, a gaming web site * The Village (Hartford, Connecticut), a social service agency *

The Village (music venue) The Village is a music venue situated next to Whelan's on Wexford Street, Dublin, Ireland. Formerly a nightclub owned by Mean Fiddler, in 2003 it was turned into a music venue. It has a large balcony and a capacity of 550. On 16 March 2008 a ...

, in Dublin *

The Village (studio) The Village (also known as Village Recorders, or the Village Recorder) is a recording studio located at 1616 Butler Avenue in West Los Angeles, California. History The building was built by the Freemasons in 1922 and was originally a Masonic t ...

, a recording studio in West Los Angeles (Santa Monica), California * Village Community Co-operative, a multiple occupancy permaculture project in Adelaide, Australia * Village Fair, an annual music festival in Bathurst, Australia *

Village Food Stores Village Food Stores (known as simply Village on signs) was a chain of supermarkets operating in New Brunswick, Canada, between 1987 and 1995. The chain was formed by wholesaler The Food Group Inc. (FGI) when they bought most Dominion locations ...

(1987–95), a chain of supermarkets in New Brunswick, Canada

Other uses

Mark Village Mark Village (born November 25, 1991) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who currently serves as the goalkeepers coach for Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League. Early life Village played youth soccer with the Abbotsford Marine ...

(born 1991), Canadian soccer player