village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

is a settlement larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town. Village or The Village may also refer to:

Forms of administration

Village (Taiwan) Villages are the basic level administrative subdivisions of the Taiwan, Republic of China, under Township (Taiwan), townships, County-administered city, county-administered cities or District (Taiwan), districts. There are two types of villages de ...

, 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 formal usage, a "village" is a type of administrative division at the local government in the United States, local government level. Since the Ten ...

, 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 ...

Village (Pennsylvania) A village in Pennsylvania is a geographic area within a larger political subdivision, usually a township, although some villages are located within a borough. Many of the villages in Pennsylvania are census-designated place centered around a post ...

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 ...

Village (Vermont) The U.S. state of Vermont is divided into 247 municipalities, including 237 towns and 10 cities. Vermont also has nine unincorporated areas, split between five unincorporated towns and four gores. As of 2024, Vermont has 30 incorporated village ...

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 th ...

, an administrative division

Places

Canada

Victoria, Newfoundland and Labrador Victoria is a landlocked town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, located approximately midway on the Bay de Verde Peninsula portion of the Avalon Peninsula. Geography Victoria, located on Route 70, is often referred ...

, known as The Village * Village Island, British Columbia

Ireland

* Cloughjordan Ecovillage, formerly The Village, Co Tipperary *

Malahide Cricket Club Ground Malahide Cricket Club Ground or The Village is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland, situated in the Lady Acre field of Malahide Castle grounds. The ground is owned by Malahide Cricket Club. The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11, ...

, or The Village

United Kingdom

Village (Barking and Dagenham ward) Village is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Barking and Dagenham London B ...

, an electoral ward in England * Village, an electoral ward of

Merton London Borough Council Merton London Borough Council, which styles itself Merton Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Merton in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majori ...

, England * Village (Southwark ward), a former electoral ward in England *

Village (Trafford ward) Village was an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of the village of Timperley, including the Village Centre, and part of Brooklands. The ward's initial boundaries roughly corresponded to those of Timperley ...

, a former electoral ward in Greater Manchester, England *

The Village, East Kilbride The Village is the current name of the oldest known settlement of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, dating back to well before its designation as a new town New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (So ...

, 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. Th ...

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

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

, England

United States

* Village Number 1, Alabama, also known as "The Village" * Village, Arkansas * Village of La Jolla,

La Jolla La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood in San Diego, California, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781. The climate is mild, with an average daily temperature o ...

, California *

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 ...

, a shopping center in California *

Castle Pines Village, Colorado Castle Pines Village, also known as The Village at Castle Pines or The Village, is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–La ...

, also known as The Village at Castle Pines *

The Villages, Florida The Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter, Marion, and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It forms the core of a broader master-planned, age-restricted community of the same name. Located in central Florida, approxi ...

, a Master-planned, age-restricted retirement community *

The Village Shopping Center The Village Shopping Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Gary, Indiana. Built in 1955, it includes vacant anchors last occupied by Marshalls and US Factory Outlets. History Village Shopping Center opened in 1955. It was expanded in 1958 when ...

, in Gary, Indiana *

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

, or the Village, New York City *

The Village, Jersey City The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Downtown Jersey City, Historic Downtown in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City. It is bordered by Hamilton Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, Hamilton Park and Harsimus, Harsimus Cove to the ...

, 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 9,538 at the 2020 Census. The Village is an enclave city nearly surrounded in full by Oklahoma City, exce ...

Village Arcade The Village Arcade Shopping Center is a shopping center in Rice Village, Houston, Texas owned by Rice University. History The center was developed in phases in the early 1990s. The buildings of the Village Arcade complex were owned by Weingar ...

, a shopping center in Rice Village, Houston, Texas *

Village, Virginia Village is an unincorporated community in Northumberland and Richmond counties, Virginia, United States. Village is located on U.S. Route 360 east of Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities ...

Elsewhere

* Village, Jamaica, a settlement in Portland parish, Jamaica * Village, a town in Sud-Est Department, Haiti *

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the only settlement on the island of Tristan da Cunha, a part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Locally, it is referred to as The Settle ...

, locally referred to as The Village * The Village, a zone in

San Ġwann San Ġwann () is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. Prior to its establishment as a distinct municipality, it was a fragmented community comprising parts of Birkirkara and St. Julian's. San Ġwann e ...

, Malta

Arts, entertainment and media

Films

* ''The Village'' (1953 film), a Swiss drama * ''The Village'', a 1968 documentary by

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 * ''The Village'' (2015 film), a Georgian drama * ''The Village'' (2023 film), a Japanese drama film featuring

Ryusei Yokohama is a Japanese actor, model, and former singer. He is best known for playing the role of the pink-haired Yuri Kyohei in the 2019 romantic comedy drama ''A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love'', as well as List of Ressha Sentai ToQger chara ...

* ''The Village'' (animated short film), a 1993 British short animated film

Music

* ''Village'' (album), by Wallace Roney, 1997 * "Villages", a 2010 song 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 P ...

* "The Village", a song by New Order on the 1983 album ''

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

'' * "The Village", a 2017 single by

Wrabel Stephen Samuel 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 private high school at The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texa ...

Literature

* ''The Village'' (Anand novel), by Mulk Raj Anand, 1910 * ''The Village'' (Bunin novel), by Ivan Bunin, 1939 * ''The Village'' (Grigorovich novel), by Dmitry Grigorovich, 1846 * ''The Village'', a 1966 novel by

Thomas Hinde Doctor Thomas Hinde (July 10, 1737 – September 28, 1828) was Northern Kentucky's first physician, a member of the British Royal Navy, an American Revolutionary, personal physician to Patrick Henry, and treated General Wolfe when he died in ...

* ''The Village'', a 2012 novel by Nikita Lalwani * "''The Village''" (poem), by George Crabbe, 1783 * "The Village" (short story), by Kate Wilhelm, 1973 * ''Village'' (magazine), an Irish current affairs and cultural magazine

Television

* ''The Village'' (1993 TV series), British series and former radio programme * ''The Village'' (2013 TV series), a British drama * ''The Village'' (2019 TV series), an American drama * ''The Village'' (2023 TV series), an Indian horror thriller * The Village (''The Prisoner''), the fictional setting of the 1960s TV series * '' The Village: Achiara's Secret'', a 2015 South Korean drama series

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

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

Village (board game) Village is a historical-themed eurogame, euro-style board game with a focus on Resource management (gaming), resource management for 2-4 players, released in 2011. It is designed by Inka Brand and Markus Brand. The game won the 2012 Deutscher Spi ...

, 2011 *

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) and the eighth numbered mainline game of the ''Resident Evil'' series. Players control Ethan Wi ...

, or Village, a 2021 video game

Businesses and organizations

* The Village (Hartford, Connecticut), an American social service agency * The Village (music venue), 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 ...

, in West Los Angeles, U.S. * Village Community Co-operative, a multiple occupancy permaculture project in Adelaide, 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 ...

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

Other uses

* Mark Village (born 1991), Canadian soccer player *

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

, formerly The Village, a gaming web site