Villeret, Belgium

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

Villeret
Hamlet
Le donjon de Villeret (the dungeon of Villeret)
Villeret
Coordinates: 50°30′25.39″N 4.°39′11.45″E
Country Belgium
ProvinceNamur
MunicipalityJemeppe-sur-Sambre
Elevation
119 m (390 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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 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
    3. Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201, 210–211.
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    References
    • Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable


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