Official Name: | Villeret |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belgium |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Namur |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Jemeppe-sur-Sambre |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 50.5071°N 4.6532°W |
Elevation M: | 119 |
Villeret is a hamlet of Wallonia in the district of Saint-Martin and the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur), Belgium.
Villeret is located at the confluence of the east flowing Ligny and another stream flowing down from the north (through Bothey). The Ligny then continues eastwards into the Orneau.
The hamlet of Villeret was on the extreme-left of the Prussian line during the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815. It remained in Prussian possession throughout the battle.