Villeret, Belgium

Villeret
Hamlet
Le donjon de Villeret (the dungeon of Villeret)
Villeret
Coordinates: 50°30′25.39″N4.°39′11.45″E / 50.5070528°N 4.6531806°E / 50.5070528; 4.6531806
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Municipality	Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Villeret is a hamlet of Wallonia in the district of Saint-Martin and the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur), Belgium.

Villeret is located at the confluence of the east flowing Ligny and another stream flowing down from the north (through Bothey). ^[1] The Ligny then continues eastwards into the Orneau.

Sights

• Le donjon de Villeret  ^{[ fr ]} (the dungeon of Villeret) is an ancient tower fortified in the thirteenth century. ^[2]
• La ferme de Basse-Villeret (the Lower Villeret Farm) dates from the sixteenth century. The current buildings are nineteenth century.

History

The hamlet of Villeret was on the extreme-left of the Prussian line during the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815. It remained in Prussian possession throughout the battle. ^[3]

Notes

1. Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201.
2. Donjon de Villeret is located at 50°30′29″N4°39′03.8″E / 50.50806°N 4.651056°E / 50.50806; 4.651056
3. Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201, 210–211.

References

• Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable

External links

• "Villeret Tower", castles.nl, 2016, retrieved 31 October 2016