Villeroy, Seine-et-Marne

Villeroy
Commune
The town hall in Villeroy
Location of Villeroy
Villeroy
Villeroy
Coordinates: 48°58′56″N 2°46′56″E / 48.9822°N 2.7822°E / 48.9822; 2.7822
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementMeaux
CantonClaye-Souilly
IntercommunalityCC Plaines et Monts de France
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Benoît Codron[1]
Area
1
5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
692
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77515 /77410
Elevation81–130 m (266–427 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeroy (French: [vilʁwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is at Villeroy that the famous French poet Charles Péguy lost his life, the day before the beginning of the Battle of the Marne in the first world war. There is a monument to him there.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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