Villeroy, Seine-et-Marne explained

Villeroy
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:48.9822°N 2.7822°W
Insee:77515
Postal Code:77410
Arrondissement:Meaux
Canton:Claye-Souilly
Mayor:Guy Lathelize[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Plaines et Monts de France
Elevation Min M:81
Elevation Max M:130
Area Km2:5.71

Villeroy (in French vilʁwa/) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is at Villeroy that the famous French poet Charles Péguy lost his life, the day before the beginning of the Battle of the Marne in the first world war. There is a monument to him there.

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.