Area 26.44 km² Population 90 (1999) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 6:17 PM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Villiers-Herbisse is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
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Map of 10700 Villiers-Herbisse, France
Geography
Villiers-Herbisse is located at the intersection of the Route Départementale 10 and the Route Départementale 198. North is the village of Semoine and south the village of Herbisse. The Herbissonne, a small stream 14 km long, ends in the Aube and has its origin in Villiers-Herbisse.
Local resources and productions are related to agriculture, mainly grain and intensive agriculture.
History
The village is called Villiers-sur-Herbisse until the 18th Century when it becomes Villiers-Herbisse. Louis de Clermont d'Amboise, marquis de Reynel, died there on November 3, 1615 after a memorable military charge.
Monuments
On the right side of the Herbissonne, surrounded by the cemetery, the Catholic church of the Assomption is a religious building registered as a Historic Monument since April 15, 1958.
The old Café Richomme, built in 1911 on the Rue de la Crayère on the left side, close to the churh, the townhall and the old elementary school.
Six windmills at the boarder with Salon and Champfleury, the tallest being 121 m high.