Villiers may refer to:

Places

France

* Villiers, Indre, in the Indre ''département'' * Villiers, Vienne, in the Vienne ''département'' * Villiers-Adam, in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' * Villiers-au-Bouin, in the Indre-et-Loire ''département'' * Villiers-aux-Corneilles, in the Marne ''département'' * Villiers-Charlemagne, in the Mayenne ''département'' * Villiers-Couture, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' *

Villiers-en-Bière Villiers-en-Bière (, ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demonym Inhabitants of Villiers-en-Bière are called ''Villiers-en-Bièrois''. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Ma ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-en-Bois, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' * Villiers-en-Désœuvre, in the Eure ''département'' * Villiers-en-Lieu, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-en-Morvan, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * Villiers-en-Plaine, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' * Villiers-Fossard, in the Manche ''département'' * Villiers-Herbisse, in the Aube ''département'' * Villiers-la-Garenne, former community * Villiers-le-Bâcle, in the Essonne ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Bel Villiers-le-Bel () is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the center of Paris. History A tragedy occurred in the town in the early evening of March 25, 1818, when a cracked ...

, in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' * Villiers-le-Bois, in the Aube ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Duc Villiers-le-Duc () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The commu ...

, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * Villiers-le-Mahieu, in the Yvelines ''département'' * Villiers-le-Morhier, in the Eure-et-Loir ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Pré Villiers-le-Pré () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Saint-James.Villiers-le-Roux, in the Charente ''département'' * Villiers-lès-Aprey, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-le-Sec, Calvados, in the Calvados ''département'' * Villiers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-le-Sec, Nièvre, in the Nièvre ''département'' * Villiers-le-Sec, Val-d'Oise, in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' * Villiers-les-Hauts, in the Yonne ''département'' * Villiers-Louis, in the Yonne ''département'' *

Villiers-Saint-Benoît Villiers-Saint-Benoît () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne department of France ...

, in the Yonne ''département'' * Villiers-Saint-Denis, in the Aisne ''département'' * Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, in the Yvelines ''département'' *

Villiers-Saint-Georges Villiers-Saint-Georges () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography The river Aubetin flows westward through the northern part of the commune. See also *Communes of the Sein ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-Saint-Orien, in the Eure-et-Loir ''département'' * Villiers-sous-Grez, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-sous-Mortagne, in the Orne ''département'' * Villiers-sous-Praslin, in the Aube ''département'' * Villiers-sur-Chizé, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' * Villiers-sur-Loir, in the Loir-et-Cher ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Marne Villiers-sur-Marne (, literally ''Villiers sur Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune of Villiers-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four s ...

, in the Val-de-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Morin Villiers-sur-Morin (, literally ''Villiers on Morin'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Morin are called ''Villermorinois''. See also ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Orge Villiers-sur-Orge (, literally ''Villiers on Orge'') is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region. Population Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as ''Villiérains'' in Fren ...

, in the Essonne ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Seine Villiers-sur-Seine (, literally ''Villiers on Seine'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Seine are called ''Villierots''. See also * Co ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-sur-Suize, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Tholon Villiers-sur-Tholon () is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Montholon.Villiers-sur-Yonne, in the Nièvre ''département'' * Villiers-Vineux, in the Yonne ''département'' *

Villiers (Paris Metro) Villiers () is a Metro station, station on Paris Métro Line 2, Line 2 and Paris Métro Line 3, Line 3 of the Paris Métro. It is located on the border of the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris. Location The statio ...

, a station of the Paris Métro (lines 2 and 3)

Elsewhere

Villiers Island Ookwemin Minising (), meaning 'place of Prunus serotina, black cherry trees', is a area in Toronto's Port Lands that has been converted to an island as part of Port Lands Flood Protection Project by Waterfront Toronto. To prevent flooding from ...

, an artificial island at the north-west corner of Toronto's Port Lands * Villiers, Ontario, Canada, a small settlement near Peterborough *

Villiers, Free State Villiers is a small town situated on the banks of the Vaal River next to the N3 highway in the Free State province of South Africa, on the border with Mpumalanga province. It is part of the Mafube Local Municipality. It was founded in 1882 on th ...

, South Africa *

Villiers, Switzerland Villiers is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz (district), Val-de-Ruz in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Neuchâtel (canton), Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Boudevilliers, ...

, in the Val-de-Ruz district of the canton of Neuchâtel

People

Villiers family Villiers ( ) is an Nobility, aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Over time, various members of the Villiers family were made knights, baronets, and peers. Peerages held by the Villiers family include the dukedoms of Duke of Buckingham, Bucki ...

, British noble family **

Villiers baronets The Villiers Baronetcy, of Brooksby, in the County of Leicester was created in the baronetage of England on 19 July 1619 for William Villiers of Brokesby, Leicestershire. A member of the prominent Villiers family, he was the son of George Vill ...

, in the Baronetage of England * Abraham de Villiers, French Huguenot refugee in South Africa *

AB de Villiers Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African former international cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest batters of his generation. de Villiers was named as the ODI Player of the Year three times during h ...

(born 1984), South African cricketer *

Alan Villiers Alan John Villiers, DSC (23 September 1903 – 3 March 1982) was a writer, adventurer, photographer and mariner. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including t ...

(1903–1982), Australian author, adventurer, photographer and mariner *

Amherst Villiers Amherst Villiers (1900–1991) was an English automotive, aeronautical and astronautic engineer and portrait painter. He designed a land speed record-breaking car for Malcolm Campbell, and developed the supercharged "Blower Bentley", driven ...

(1900–1991), English engineer and portrait painter * André Villiers (born 1954), French politician * André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers (1772–1840), French mineralogist and geologist *

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (7 November 1838 – 19 August 1889) was a French symbolist writer. His family called him Mathias while his friends called him Villiers; he would also use the name Auguste w ...

(1838–1889), French symbolist writer * Barbara Villiers, later

Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine ( ; – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she ...

(1640–1709), English courtesan * Charles Villiers (disambiguation) *

Constance Villiers-Stuart Constance Mary Villiers-Stuart (''née'' Fielden, 1876 – 1966) was an English garden historian, journalist, water-colour painter and suffragist. She published the first full length study of Mughal Gardens and campaigned for New Delhi to follow ...

(1877–1966), English author and painter *

Édouard de Villiers du Terrage Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (; 26 April 1780 – 19 April 1855) was a French engineer who together with Jean-Baptiste Prosper Jollois journeyed with Napoleon to Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a count ...

(1780–1855), French engineer * Edward Villiers (disambiguation) * Elizabeth Villiers, later

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (''née'' Villiers; 165719 April 1733) was an English courtier from the Villiers family and the reputed mistress of William III, King of England and Scotland, from 1680 until 1695. She was a lady-in-waitin ...

(1657–1733), English courtier *

Fanie de Villiers Petrus Stephanus "Fanie" de Villiers (born 13 October 1964), is a retired cricketer who played 18 Test matches and 83 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a right arm fast-medium bowler and right hand batsman between 1992 and 1998. He ...

(born 1964), South African cricketer *

Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from ...

(1753–1821), English mistress of the Prince Regent * Francis Child Villiers (1819–1862), British politician * Francis Hyde Villiers (1852–1925), British civil servant and diplomat * François Villiers (1920–2009), French film director * François Hüet Villiers (1772–1813), French-born artist resident in London *

Frederic Villiers Frederic Villiers (23 April 1851 – 5 April 1922) was a British war artist and war correspondent. Along with William Simpson and Melton Prior, Villiers was one of the most notable 'special' artists of the later 19th century. He may have ...

(1851–1922), British war artist and war correspondent * Sir

George Villiers (of Brokesby) Sir George Villiers (c. 1544 – 4 January 1606) was an English knight and country gentleman. He was a High Sheriff of Leicestershire for the year 1591, and later was briefly a Knight of the Shire, a Member of Parliament representing the count ...

(c.1544–1606), High Sheriff of Leicestershire, England, and Member of Parliament * George Villiers (disambiguation) *

Gérard de Villiers Gérard de Villiers (; 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose Son Altesse Sérénissime, ''SAS'' series of Spy fiction, spy novels have been major bestsellers. Life Born in Paris in 1929, Villi ...

(1929–2013), French writer, journalist and publisher * Giniel de Villiers (born 1972), South African racing and rally driver * Jacques Villiers (1924–2012), French aerospace engineer and public servant *

James Villiers James Michael Hyde Villiers (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998) was an English actor. He was described by ''The Independent'' as "one of the country's most distinctive character actors, with ripe articulation and a flair for displaying supe ...

(1933–1998), British actor * Jean de Villiers (grand master) of the Knights Hospitaller in the 13th century *

Jean de Villiers Jean de Villiers (born 24 February 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He started his career at wing, but played most of his career as an inside centre. De Villiers previously played for Western Province in th ...

(born 1981), South African rugby player * John Villers (born 1485/86), English politician *

Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham, Marchioness of Antrim, 18th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley (''née'' Lady Katherine Manners; died 1649) was an English aristocrat. The daughter and heiress of Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, she wa ...

(died 1649) * Sieur

Louis Coulon de Villiers Louis Coulon, Sieur de Villiers (17 August 1710 – 2 November 1757) was a French military officer who served during the French and Indian War. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is the fact that he is the only military opponent to force Geo ...

(1710–1757), French Canadian military officer * Nora Villiers (–1871), Aboriginal Australian religious figure *

Philippe de Villiers Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers (; born 25 March 1949), is a French entrepreneur, politician and novelist.Pieter de Villiers (disambiguation) * Priscilla de Villiers, Canadian activist *

Sarah Villiers, Countess of Jersey Sarah Sophia Child Villiers, Countess of Jersey (4 March 1785 – 26 January 1867), born Lady Sarah Fane, was an English noblewoman and banker, and through her marriage a member of the Villiers family. Early life She was the eldest daughter of ...

(1785–1867) *

Theresa Villiers Dame Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency), Chipping Barnet from 2005 United Kingdom ...

(born 1968), British politician *

Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey Victor Albert George Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, (20 March 1845 – 31 May 1915) was a British banker, Conservative politician and colonial administrator from the Villiers family. He served as Governor of New South Wales between 1891 an ...

(1845–1915), British banker, politician and colonial administrator * William Villiers (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

Diana Villiers Diana Villiers is a fictional character in the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian. Described as beautiful, mercurial, and entirely unreliable, she is the great love and great sorrow of Stephen Maturin's life. Character histo ...

, a fictional character in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian *

Snow Villiers ''Final Fantasy XIII'' - a role-playing game released by Square Enix in 2009 - revolves around the struggles of a group of humans over a predestined fate. The game's two sequels, ''Final Fantasy XIII-2'' and '' Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy ...

is a playable character in Square Enix's ''Final Fantasy XIII'' * A character in the 1596 play ''

Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after t ...

'', partly written by William Shakespeare * A character in the James Bond film ''Casino Royale'' * Anthony Villiers, the protagonist of a science-fiction series by

Alexei Panshin Alexei Panshin (August 14, 1940 – August 21, 2022) was an American writer and science fiction critic. He wrote several critical works and several novels, including the 1968 Nebula Award–winning novel ''Rite of Passage (Panshin), Rite of Pas ...

* A character in Arthur Machen's novella ''

The Great God Pan ''The Great God Pan'' is an 1894 horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Machen was inspired to write ''The Great God Pan'' by his experiences at the ruins of a pagan temple in Wales. What would become the first chapter of ...

'' * A character in '' The Bourne Identity'' series by Robert Ludlum

Other

Battle of Villiers The Battle of Villiers, also called the Battle of Champigny, was the largest of the French sorties from besieged Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. Background After news reached Paris of the French defeat at the battle of Le Bourget and th ...

, a 1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian war *

Villiers Engineering Villiers Engineering was a manufacturer of motorcycles and cycle parts, and an engineering company based in Villiers Street, Wolverhampton, England. Early history In the 1890s John Marston (Industrialist), John Marston's Sunbeam Cycles, Sunbe ...

, a manufacturer of bicycle and motorcycle parts * Villiers School, in Limerick, Ireland