Villacerf
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Creney-près-Troyes | |
| Community association | Troyes Champagne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 24 ' N , 4 ° 0' E | |
| height | 88-191 m | |
| surface | 9.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 589 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10600 | |
| INSEE code | 10409 | |
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 Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste  | 
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Villacerf is a French commune with 589 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Troyes and the canton of Creney-près-Troyes .
history
Villacerf used to be called Samblières, then Saint-Sépulcre. In 1673 the place was renamed Villacerf by Édouard Colbert (1628–1699).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 | 
| Residents | 251 | 279 | 300 | 384 | 390 | 421 | 487 | 584 | 
Attractions
- Villacerf Castle, the works of art confiscated from the castle during the Revolution are now in the Musée Saint-Loup in Troyes
 
Personalities
- The Lords and Marquis de Villacerf of the Colbert family
 
Web links
Commons : Villacerf  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Footnotes
- ^ Nicolas Janberg, Hôtel Colbert de Villacerf at Structurae.de