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Places

France

Villiers, Indre Villiers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department References

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, in the Indre ''département'' * Villiers, Vienne, in the Vienne ''département'' *

Villiers-Adam Villiers-Adam () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Geography Climate Villiers-Adam has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Villiers-Adam i ...

, in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' *

Villiers-au-Bouin Villiers-au-Bouin () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. Th ...

, in the Indre-et-Loire ''département'' * Villiers-aux-Corneilles, in the Marne ''département'' * Villiers-Charlemagne, in the Mayenne ''département'' * Villiers-Couture, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' * Villiers-en-Bière, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-en-Bois, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' * Villiers-en-Désœuvre, in the Eure ''département'' * Villiers-en-Lieu, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-en-Morvan Villiers-en-Morvan is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department *Parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du ...

, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * Villiers-en-Plaine, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' * Villiers-Fossard, in the Manche ''département'' *

Villiers-Herbisse Villiers-Herbisse () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population Geography Villiers-Herbisse is located at the intersection of the Route Départementale 10 and the Route Départementale 198. North is the village ...

, in the Aube ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Bâcle Villiers-le-Bâcle () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Villiers-le-Bâcle are known as ''Villebaclais''. The painter Tsugouharu Foujita is buried in the commune's cemetery. See also ...

, in the Essonne ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Bel Villiers-le-Bel is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the center of Paris. History A tragedy occurred in the town in the early evening of March 25, 1818, when a cracked 6,0 ...

, in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' * Villiers-le-Bois, in the Aube ''département'' * Villiers-le-Duc, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * Villiers-le-Mahieu, in the Yvelines ''département'' * Villiers-le-Morhier, in the Eure-et-Loir ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Pré Villiers-le-Pré () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Saint-James.Villiers-le-Roux, in the Charente ''département'' * Villiers-lès-Aprey, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Sec, Calvados Villiers-le-Sec () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Creully sur Seulles.Villiers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne Villiers-le-Sec () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is a list of the 426 communes in the French department of Haute-Marne. The communes cooper ...

, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-le-Sec, Nièvre Villiers-le-Sec () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Demographics On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 48. See also *Communes of the Nièvre department The following is a list of the 309 communes of the ...

, in the Nièvre ''département'' * Villiers-le-Sec, Val-d'Oise, in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' * Villiers-les-Hauts, in the Yonne ''département'' * Villiers-Louis, in the Yonne ''département'' * Villiers-Saint-Benoît, in the Yonne ''département'' * Villiers-Saint-Denis, in the Aisne ''département'' *

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric Villiers-Saint-Frédéric is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is known for having one of the largest Renault factories in France, where they produce tools and design new fittings for t ...

, in the Yvelines ''département'' *

Villiers-Saint-Georges Villiers-Saint-Georges () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography The river Aubetin flows westward through the northern part of the commune. See also *Communes of the Seine ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-Saint-Orien, in the Eure-et-Loir ''département'' *

Villiers-sous-Grez Villiers-sous-Grez is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Villiers-sous-Grez are called ''Villarons''. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne departmen ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-sous-Mortagne, in the Orne ''département'' * Villiers-sous-Praslin, in the Aube ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Chizé Villiers-sur-Chizé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Boutonne. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the ...

, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Loir Villiers-sur-Loir (, literally ''Villiers on Loir'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-C ...

, in the Loir-et-Cher ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Marne Villiers-sur-Marne (, literally ''Villiers sur Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune of Villiers-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sec ...

, in the Val-de-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Morin Villiers-sur-Morin (, literally ''Villiers on Morin'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Morin are called ''Villermorinois''. See also ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Orge Villiers-sur-Orge (, literally ''Villiers on Orge'') is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region. Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as ''Villiérains''. Sites of interest * T ...

, in the Essonne ''département'' *

Villiers-sur-Seine Villiers-sur-Seine (, literally ''Villiers on Seine'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Seine are called ''Villierots''. See also * Co ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-sur-Suize, in the Haute-Marne ''département'' * Villiers-sur-Tholon, in the Yonne ''département'' * Villiers-sur-Yonne, in the Nièvre ''département'' * Villiers-Vineux, in the Yonne ''département'' * Villiers (Paris Metro), a station of the Paris Métro (lines 2 and 3)

Elsewhere

Villiers Island Villiers Island is a area in Toronto's Port Lands being converted to an island. The project is a part of Port Lands Flood Protection Project by Waterfront Toronto. To prevent flooding from the Don River, a channel is being created to extend th ...

, an artificial island at the north-west corner of Toronto's Port Lands * Villiers, Ontario, Canada, a small settlement near Peterborough *

Villiers, Free State Villiers is a small town situated on the banks of the Vaal River next to the N3 highway in the Free State province of South Africa. It was founded in 1882 on the two farms ''Pearson Valley'' and ''Grootdraai'' owned by Lourens de ''Villiers''. L ...

, South Africa *

Villiers, Switzerland Villiers is a former municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon ...

, in the Val-de-Ruz district of the canton of Neuchâtel

People

Villiers family Villiers ( ) is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Over time, various members of the Villiers family were made knights, baronets, and peers. Peerages held by the Villiers family include the dukedoms of Buckingham (1623–1687) and Clevel ...

, British noble family **

Villiers baronets The Villiers Baronetcy, of Brooksby, in the County of Leicester was created in the baronetage of England on 19 July 1619 for William Villiers of Brokesby, Leicestershire. A member of the prominent Villiers family, he was the son of George Vill ...

, in the Baronetage of England *

Abraham de Villiers Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a former South African international cricketer. AB de Villiers was named as the ICC ODI Player of the Year three times during his 15-year international career and was one of the five Wi ...

, French Huguenot refugee in South Africa *

AB de Villiers Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a former South African international cricketer. AB de Villiers was named as the ICC ODI Player of the Year three times during his 15-year international career and was one of the five Wi ...

(born 1984), South African cricketer *

Alan Villiers Alan John Villiers, DSC (23 September 1903 – 3 March 1982) was a writer, adventurer, photographer and mariner. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including t ...

(1903–1982), Australian author, adventurer, photographer and mariner *

Amherst Villiers Amherst Villiers (1900–1991) was an English automotive, aeronautical and astronautic engineer and portrait painter. He designed a land speed record-breaking car for Malcolm Campbell, and developed the supercharged "Blower Bentley", driven b ...

(1900-1991), English automotive, aeronautical and astronautic engineer and portrait painter *

André Villiers André Villiers (born 13 December 1954) is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the second ward of the department ...

(born 1954), French politician *

André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers (6 August 177216 May 1840) was a French mineralogist and geologist. Life He was born at the Château de Villiers, near Mantes-la-Ville. After studying at the École Polytechnique, Paris, he was in ...

(1772–1840), French mineralogist and geologist *

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (7 November 1838 – 19 August 1889) was a French symbolism (arts), symbolist writer. His family called him Mathias while his friends called him Villiers; he would also use t ...

(1838–1889), French symbolist writer * Barbara Villiers, later

Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of En ...

(1640–1709), English courtesan * Charles Villiers (disambiguation) *

Constance Villiers-Stuart Constance Mary Villiers-Stuart (''née'' Fielden, 1876 – 1966) was an English author and water-colour painter. Biography Villiers-Stuart was brought up at Beachamwell Hall in Norfolk and studied painting in Paris, then married Patrick Villie ...

(1877-1966), English author and water-colour painter *

Édouard de Villiers du Terrage Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (26 April 1780 – 19 April 1855) was a French engineer who together with Jean-Baptiste Prosper Jollois journeyed with Napoleon to Egypt, and prepared the ''Description de l'Égypte.'' 1780 births 1855 deat ...

(1780–1855), French engineer * Edward Villiers (disambiguation) * Elizabeth Villiers, later

Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney {{Infobox noble , name = Elizabeth Hamilton , title = Countess of Orkney , image = Elizbeth Villiers.jpg , caption = Elizabeth Villiers , alt = , CoA = , more ...

(1657–1733), English courtier *

Fanie de Villiers Petrus Stephanus "Fanie" de Villiers (born 13 October 1964), is a retired cricketer who played 18 Test matches and 83 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a right arm fast-medium bowler and right hand batsman between 1992 and 1998. He ...

(born 1964), South African cricketer *

Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (''née'' Twysden; 25 February 1753 – 23 July 1821) was a British Lady of the Bedchamber, one of the more notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales, "a scintillating ...

(1753–1821), English mistress of the Prince Regent *

Francis Child Villiers The Hon. Francis John Robert Child Villiers (11 October 1819 – 8 May 1862) was a British Conservative Party politician. Child Villiers was the fourth son of George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, by his wife Lady Sarah Fane. He was elect ...

(1819–1862), British politician * Francis Hyde Villiers (1852–1925), British civil servant and diplomat *

François Villiers François Villiers (2 March 1920 – 29 January 2009) Chevalier of the Legion of Honor was a French film director. He was responsible for several films, from '' Hans le marin'' in 1949, to ''Manika, une vie plus tard'', in 1989, which won the ...

(1920–2009), French film director * François Hüet Villiers (1772–1813), French-born artist resident in London *

Frederic Villiers Frederic Villiers (23 April 1851 – 5 April 1922) was a British war artist and war correspondent. Along with William Simpson and Melton Prior, Villiers was one of the most notable 'special' artists of the later 19th century. He may ha ...

(1851–1922), British war artist and war correspondent * Sir

George Villiers (of Brokesby) Sir George Villiers (c. 1544 – 4 January 1606) was an English knight and country gentleman. He was a High Sheriff of Leicestershire for the year 1591, and later was briefly a Knight of the Shire, a Member of Parliament representing the county ...

(c.1544–1606), High Sheriff of Leicestershire, England, and Member of Parliament * George Villiers (disambiguation) *

Gérard de Villiers Gérard de Villiers (; 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose ''SAS'' series of spy novels have been major bestsellers. Life Born in Paris in 1929, Villiers was the son of playwright Jacques Ad ...

(1929–2013), French writer, journalist and publisher *

Giniel de Villiers Giniel de Villiers (born 25 March 1972 in Barrydale, South Africa) is a South African racing and rally driver, best known for winning the 2009 Dakar Rally. Biography De Villiers began his career in circuit racing, winning the domestic South Af ...

(born 1972), South African racing and rally driver *

Jacques Villiers Jacques Villiers (26 August 1924 – 13 March 2012) was a French aerospace engineer and public servant. He was the founder of the Centre d'études de la navigation aérienne (French air navigation center) and co-founder of the CAUTRA system ...

(1924–2012), French aerospace engineer and public servant *

James Villiers James Michael Hyde Villiers (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998) was an English character actor. He was particularly known for his plummy voice and ripe articulation. He was a great-grandson of the 4th Earl of Clarendon. Early life Villie ...

(1933–1998), British actor * Jean de Villiers (Grand Master) of the Knights Hospitaller in the 13th century *

Jean de Villiers Jean de Villiers (born 24 February 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He started his career at Wing (rugby union), wing, but played most of his career as an inside Centre (rugby union), centre. De Villiers previ ...

(born 1981), South African rugby union footballer *

John Villers Sir John Villers (1485/1486 – 8 December 1544), of Brooksby Hall, Leicestershire, was an English politician. He was the only son of Sir John Villers of Brooksby. He succeeded his father in 1506 and was knighted c. 1515. In 1520 he was wit ...

(born 1485/86), English politician *

Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham, Marchioness of Antrim, 18th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley (''née'' Lady Katherine Manners; died 1649) was an English aristocrat. The daughter and heir of Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, she was kn ...

(died 1649) * Sieur

Louis Coulon de Villiers Louis Coulon, Sieur de Villiers (17 August 1710 – 2 November 1757) was a French military officer who served during the French and Indian War. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is the fact that he is the only military opponent to force Geor ...

(1710–1757), French Canadian military officer *

Philippe de Villiers Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers (; born 25 March 1949), is a French entrepreneur, politician and novelist.Main Website Retrieved 4 March 2009. He is the founder of the Puy du Fou theme ...

(born 1949), French politician * Pieter de Villiers (disambiguation) *

Priscilla de Villiers Priscilla de Villiers is a Canadian activist, who was the founder and president of CAVEAT, an organization advocating governmental policy on crime. Biography She was born in South Africa. De Villiers is the mother of Nina de Villiers, a McMast ...

, Canadian activist *

Sarah Villiers, Countess of Jersey Sarah Sophia Child Villiers, Countess of Jersey (4 March 1785 – 26 January 1867), born Lady Sarah Fane, was an English noblewoman and banker, and through her marriage a member of the Villiers family. Early life She was the eldest daughter of ...

(1785–1867) *

Theresa Villiers Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet since 2005, having previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2005. A member of the ...

(born 1968), British politician *

Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey Victor Albert George Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, (20 March 1845 – 31 May 1915) was a British banker, Conservative politician and colonial administrator from the Villiers family. He served as Governor of New South Wales between 1891 and ...

(1845–1915), British banker, politician and colonial administrator * William Villiers (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

Diana Villiers Diana Villiers is a fictional character in the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian. Described as beautiful, mercurial, and entirely unreliable, she is the great love and great sorrow of Stephen Maturin's life. Character histo ...

, a fictional character in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian * Snow Villiers is a playable character in Square Enix's ''Final Fantasy XIII'' * A character in the 1596 play ''

Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring r ...

'', partly written by William Shakespeare * A character in the James Bond film ''Casino Royale'' * Anthony Villiers, the protagonist of a science-fiction series by

Alexei Panshin Alexei Panshin (August 14, 1940 – August 21, 2022) was an American writer and science fiction critic. He wrote several critical works and several novels, including the 1968 Nebula Award–winning novel ''Rite of Passage''Nicholls 1979, p. 447 ...

* A character in Arthur Machen's novella ''

The Great God Pan ''The Great God Pan'' is a horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Machen was inspired to write ''The Great God Pan'' by his experiences at the ruins of a pagan temple in Wales. What would become the first chapter of the n ...

'' * A character in '' The Bourne Identity'' series by Robert Ludlum Bourne

Other

Battle of Villiers The Battle of Villiers, also called the Battle of Champigny, was the largest of the French sorties from besieged Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. Background After news reached Paris of the French defeat at the battle of Le Bourget and th ...

, a 1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian war *

Villiers Engineering Villiers Engineering was a manufacturer of motorcycles and cycle parts, and an engineering company based in Villiers Street, Wolverhampton, England. Early history In the 1890s John Marston's Sunbeam had become extremely successful by relyin ...

, a manufacturer of bicycle and motorcycle parts * Villiers School, in Limerick, Ireland