Villers-devant-le-Thour
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Rethel | |
| Canton | Château-Porcien | |
| Community association | Pays Rethélois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 30 ' N , 4 ° 5' E | |
| surface | 16.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 419 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08190 | |
| INSEE code | 08476 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Villers-devant-le-Thour |
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Villers-devant-le-Thour is a French commune with 419 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rethel , the canton of Château-Porcien ( Asfeld until 2015 ) and the Pays Rethélois municipal association .
geography
Surrounded Villers-devant-le-Thour from the neighboring communities of Le Thour in the north, Saint-Germainmont the east, Asfeld in the southeast, Avaux in the south and from the region Hauts-de-France , Aisne , located communities et Proviseux- -Plesnoy in the southwest, La Malmaison in the west and Lor in the northwest.
history
During the First World War , the place was occupied by German troops from September 26, 1914 to October 13, 1918.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Residents | 416 | 369 | 323 | 351 | 325 | 301 | 382 | 415 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Rémi church from the 13th century
