Villerest
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 45°59′39″N 4°02′14″E / 45.9942°N 4.0372°ECoordinates: 45°59′39″N 4°02′14″E / 45.9942°N 4.0372°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Roanne-2 | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Grand Roanne Agglomération | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Paul Court | |
| Area1 | 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,392 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42332 /42300 | |
| Elevation | 261–426 m (856–1,398 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Villerest is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is a Medieval-era commune located just South of the city of Roanne. The village is bordered by the Loire and contains Le Barrage de Villerest, a hydroelectric dam that also prevents flooding along the Loire. This dam also creates a man made lake, the Lac de Villerest. The village itself contains many buildings from the Middle Ages. These include numerous houses, and the Eglise de Saint-Priest. Maybe most famous from this time period would be the ramparts that are still mostly intact today.
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