Villeret, Belgium

Villeret
Hamlet
Le donjon de Villeret (the dungeon of Villeret)
Villeret
Coordinates: 50°30′25.39″N 4.°39′11.45″E / 50.5070528°N 4.6531806°ECoordinates: 50°30′25.39″N 4.°39′11.45″E / 50.5070528°N 4.6531806°E
Country	Belgium
Province	Namur
Municipality	Jemeppe-sur-Sambre]
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Villeret is a hamlet in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (in the province of Namur), Wallonia Region, Belgium.

Villeret is part of the village of Saint-Martin and 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 (the dungeon of Villeret) is an 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 thorough out the battle.^[3]

Notes

1. Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201.
2. Donjon de Villeret is located at 50°30′29″N 4°39′03.8″E / 50.50806°N 4.651056°E
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