A village is a human settlement or community, usually numbering no more than a few hundred residents. The Village or Village may also refer to:

Forms of administration

* Village (Taiwan), the basic unit of Taiwanese administrative subdivision * Village (United States), a type of administrative division at the local government level ** Village (New Jersey), a form of municipal government **

Village (Pennsylvania) A village in Pennsylvania is a geographic area within a larger political subdivision, usually a township, although some villages are located within a borough. Many of the villages in Pennsylvania are census-designated place centered around a post ...

, a geographic area within a larger political subdivision ** Village (Oregon), a model of local governance ** Village (Vermont), a named community within the boundaries of an incorporated town * Villages of Brunei, third-level administrative division of Brunei *

Village (Philippines) A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropoli ...

, smallest administrative division **Also, a

subdivision Subdivision may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Subdivision (metre), in music * ''Subdivision'' (film), 2009 * "Subdivision", an episode of ''Prison Break'' (season 2) * ''Subdivisions'' (EP), by Sinch, 2005 * "Subdivisions" (song), by Rus ...

Places

Canada

The Village, Newfoundland and Labrador Victoria ( NST) is an incorporated town in Conception Bay located approximately midway on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Geography Victoria, located on Route 70, is often referred to as the "crossroads to T ...

, a nickname for Victoria * Village Island, in the Johnstone Strait region of the British Columbia Coast

Ireland

The Village, Cloughjordan The Cloughjordan Ecovillage is an ongoing project to create an eco-village community with commitments to ecological, social and economic sustainability. This community is being developed on of farmland within the townland of Oxpark purchased i ...

, an eco-village * The Village, a commonly used name for Malahide Cricket Club Ground

United Kingdom

Village (Barking and Dagenham ward) A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

, an electoral ward of

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It provides a b ...

created in 1964 *

Village (Merton ward) A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

, an electoral ward of

Merton London Borough Council Merton London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Merton in Greater London, England. It is one of the 32 councils that form Greater London. History There were previously a number of local authorities responsible ...

created in 1978 *

Village (Southwark ward) Village was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Southwark from 2002 to 2018. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and last used at the 2014 elections. It returned councillors to Southwark London Borough Council Southwark London B ...

, a former electoral ward of

Southwark London Borough Council Southwark London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. History There have previously been a num ...

that existed from 2002 to 2018 *

Village (Stockton-on-Tees ward) A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

, an electoral ward of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England *

Village (Trafford ward) Village was an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the eastern part of the village of Timperley, including the Village Centre, and part of Brooklands. The ward's initial boundaries roughly corresponded to those of Timper ...

, a former electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England *

The Village, East Kilbride The Village is the oldest part of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, dating back to well before its designation as a new town in the mid-20th century. Notable landmarks include the East Kilbride Parish Church dating from the 1770s, th ...

, South Lanarkshire, Scotland * The Village, an area near Donegall Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland * The Village, a settlement in Windsor Great Park, England

United States

* Village, Arkansas *

Village, Virginia Village is an unincorporated community in Northumberland and Richmond counties, Virginia, United States. Village is located on U.S. Route 360 east of Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ...

* Greenwich Village, New York City *

The Village, Jersey City The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Historic Downtown in Jersey City. It is bordered by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove to the east and the Turnpike Extension to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Bens ...

, New Jersey * The Village, Oklahoma * The Village at Corte Madera, a shopping center in Corte Madera, California *

The Village Shopping Center The Village Shopping Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Gary, Indiana. Built in 1955, it includes vacant anchors last occupied by Marshalls and US Factory Outlets. History Village Shopping Center opened in 1955. It was expanded in 1958 when M ...

, Gary, Indiana * The Villages, Florida *

Village Arcade The Village Arcade Shopping Center is a shopping center in Rice Village, Houston, Texas owned by Rice University. History The center was developed in phases in the early 1990s. The buildings of the Village Arcade complex were owned by Weingarten ...

, a shopping center in Rice Village, Houston, Texas *

Village of La Jolla The Village of La Jolla is a beach resort community located in La Jolla, San Diego, on the South Coast of California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Paci ...

, California *

The Village at Castle Pines, Colorado Castle Pines Village, also known as The Village at Castle Pines or The Village, is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denve ...

Elsewhere

* Burnside Village in Glenside, South Australia, colloquially known as "The Village" * The Village, a zone in

San Ġwann San Ġwann is a town in the Central Region of Malta, with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. Previous to its separate administration the town used to form part of two separate localities being Birkirkara and St. Julian's. Places and monuments ...

, Malta

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''The Village'' (1953 film), a Swiss drama film * ''The Village'' (1968 film), Irish documentary; see Paul Hockings * ''The Village'' (2004 film), an American period thriller film * ''The Village'' (2015 film), a Georgian drama film * ''The Village'', a Japanese drama film featuring Ryusei Yokohama *

The Village (Animation) ''The Village'', ''a Vila'' or ''a Village'' is an Oscar-nominated short film by Mark Baker released in 1993 in the United Kingdom. The short film was animated with traditional hand drawn animation. The film was directed and written by Baker, ...

, a British short animated film.

Music

* ''Village'' (album), 1997 album by jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney * "The Village", a song by New Order on the 1983 album '' Power, Corruption & Lies'' * "Villages", a song from the 2012 album ''A Is for Alpine'' by Alpine * "The Village", a 2017 single by Wrabel

Literature

* ''The Village'' (Anand novel), a 1910 novel by Mulk Raj Anand * ''The Village'' (Bunin novel), a 1939 novel by Ivan Bunin * ''The Village'' (Hinde novel), a 1966 novel by Thomas Hinde * ''The Village'' (Grigorovich novel), an 1846 novel by Dmitry Grigorovich * ''The Village'' (Lalwani novel), by

Nikita Lalwani Nikita Lalwani FRSL is a novelist born in Kota, Rajasthan and raised in Cardiff, Wales. Her work has been translated into sixteen languages. She studied English at Bristol University. Her first book, ''Gifted'' (2007), was longlisted for th ...

* "''The Village''" (poem), by George Crabbe * "The Village" (short story), by Kate Wilhelm

Periodicals

* ''Village'' (magazine), an Irish current affairs magazine founded by Vincent Browne * '' The Village Voice'', an American news and culture paper

Television

* ''The Village'' (1993 TV series), British radio and television series * ''The Village'' (2013 TV series), BBC television series * ''The Village'' (2019 TV series), an American drama television series on NBC * ''The Village'' (2023 TV series), an Indian TV series * The Village (''The Prisoner''), the fictional setting of the 1960s UK television series, ''The Prisoner'' * '' The Village: Achiara's Secret'', South Korean drama series

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

The Village (Sirius XM) The Village is an SiriusXM channel that specializes in folk music, described by SiriusXM as "from the ballads of early American songwriters to the contemporary masters of folk." Originally on XM Satellite Radio channel 62, it is now available on ...

, a radio channel *

Village (board game) Village is a historical-themed eurogame, euro-style board game with focus on Resource management (gaming), resource management for 2-4 players, released in 2011. It is designed by Inka Brand and Markus Brand. The game won the 2012 Deutscher Spiel ...

* Resident Evil Village (2021 video game) "Village", a video game in the Resident Evil franchise

Companies and organizations

* Elder village, a type of organization providing living-services support to the elderly * MSN Games, formerly known as The Village, a gaming web site *

The Village (Hartford, Connecticut) The Village is a social service agency providing community services and resources for at-risk families and children in Hartford, Connecticut. With an organizational history dating to the early 19th century, it is one of the oldest such institution ...

, a social service agency * The Village (music venue), in Dublin * The Village (studio), a recording studio in West Los Angeles (Santa Monica), California *

Village Community Co-operative The Village Community Co-operative was established in the City of Prospect near Adelaide, South Australia in the late 1970s. The co-operative was established as a multiple occupancy permaculture project at Kuipto Forest, south of Meadows. The com ...

, a multiple occupancy permaculture project in Adelaide, Australia *

Village Fair A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

, an annual music festival in Bathurst, Australia *

Village Food Stores Village Food Stores (known as simply Village on signs) was a chain of supermarkets operating in New Brunswick, Canada, between 1987 and 1995. The chain was formed by wholesaler The Food Group Inc. (FGI) when they bought most Dominion locations i ...

(1987–95), a chain of supermarkets in New Brunswick, Canada

Other uses

* Mark Village (born 1991), Canadian soccer player * Potemkin village, a façade meant to exaggerate the political and/or economic wellness of a situation