Villacerf

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Villacerf
Villacerf (France)
Villacerf
region Grand Est
Department Aube
Arrondissement Troyes
Canton Creney-près-Troyes
Community association Troyes Champagne Métropole
Coordinates 48 ° 24 '  N , 4 ° 0'  E 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

Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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

Web links

Commons : Villacerf  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ^ Nicolas Janberg, Hôtel Colbert de Villacerf at Structurae.de