Villerest

commune in Loire, France
Place commune_of_france Q1106067
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Villerest

Summary

Villerest is a commune of France[1]. Villerest ranks in the top 0.97% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month, #300 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Villerest is located in canton of Roanne-Sud[3].
  • Villerest is located in Loire[4].
  • Villerest is located in arrondissement of Roanne[5].
  • Villerest is in the country of France[6].
  • Villerest is on the body of water Loire[7].
  • Villerest's instance of is recorded as commune of France[8].
  • Villerest's shares border with is recorded as Riorges[9].
  • Villerest's shares border with is recorded as Commelle-Vernay[10].
  • Villerest's shares border with is recorded as Lentigny[11].
  • Villerest's shares border with is recorded as Ouches[12].
  • Villerest's shares border with is recorded as Roanne[13].
  • Villerest's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire[14].
  • Villerest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Storrington[15].
  • Villerest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cerrione[16].
  • Villerest's postal code is recorded as 42300[17].
  • Villerest's Commons category is recorded as Villerest[18].
  • Villerest's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.993333333333, 'lon': 4.0366666666667}[19].
  • Villerest's official website is recorded as http://www.villerest.fr/[20].
  • Villerest's email address is recorded as mailto:mairie@villerest.fr[21].
  • Villerest has a population of {'amount': '+4726'}[22].
  • Villerest has a population of {'amount': '+4776'}[23].
  • Villerest has a population of {'amount': '+4985'}[24].
  • Villerest has a population of {'amount': '+4902'}[25].
  • Villerest has a population of {'amount': '+4965'}[26].
  • Villerest has a population of {'amount': '+1743'}[27].

Body

Geography

Villerest is in the country of France[6]. Located in include canton of Roanne-Sud[3], a canton of France[28], in France[29]; Loire[4], a department of France[30], in France[31], founded in 1793[32]; and arrondissement of Roanne[5], an arrondissement of France[33], in France[34]. Villerest is on the body of water Loire[7].

Physical Characteristics

Villerest covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.82'}[35]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+360'}[36], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+261'}[37], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+426'}[38], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+343'}[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4726'}[22], {'amount': '+4776'}[23], {'amount': '+4985'}[24], {'amount': '+4902'}[25], {'amount': '+4965'}[26], and {'amount': '+1743'}[27].

Designation and Status

Villerest's instance of is recorded as commune of France[8].

Why It Matters

Villerest ranks in the top 0.97% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month, #300 of 31,031).[2] Villerest has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Villerest is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . villerest.fr. villerest.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . villerest.fr. villerest.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 37
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ast', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'frp',
    Gnd id → 4545085-7
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  2. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Atropates
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  3. 14w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Shares border with → Riorges, Commelle-Vernay, Lentigny +3
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of Villerest
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+360'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+261'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+426'} +1
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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