Villeroy () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
.
Geography
Villeroy is situated southwest of
Abbeville
Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...
, 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
''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (o ...
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
References
Communes of Somme (department)
{{Amiens-geo-stub