Villeroux

Villeroux belongs to the entity of Chastre since fusions of communes.

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Inheritance

  • the church Saint-Jean-Baptist (1758), presbytery of 1687. The current church, rebuilt in 1875 on the site of the old cemetery of Templiers, has old sculptures of wood, very remarkable: Christ whipped and crowned spines like St Jean-Baptiste. The cure was built in 1687, the pleasure garden dates from the beginning of the 20th century. Close to the church, in the meadows with the bottom of the old school, the miraculous fountain of St Pancrace.

  • the farm located street of the Brewery. Beautiful farm of the 18th century, seat of an old flourishing brewery at the 19th century.
  • the farm Thirion located street of Hévillers, firm in square of the 19th century.
  • the farm of Castillon , anchorings of 1680 located street of the Village. Built in 1680, the farm of or Castillon (what means, into Picardy, " small castle ") the site of a " would occupy; castrum" Gallo-Roman time. It belongs, during the period with horse on XIVe and XVe centuries, in Mellery and was repurchased, as well as the seigniory of which it was the seat, by François de Pinchard whose successors undertook the rebuilding of the buildings. The main building is vintage 1680 while a turret of angle, equipped with a pinnacle, carries the date of 1736. Two centuries later, in 1936, the firm one was acquired not the count Boël who, since, gives it in hiring to an owner.
  • the farm of Templiers , old forging mill always in activity (street of Short St Etienne). A Roman villa existed with the back of this one. There at the 18th century existed an arable extent of 60 bonniers coming from the Hospital (Ospitaul) old of Villeroux. In 1374 the Hospital was manager of the goods of Godefroid de Sombreffe and occupied by famous Commanderie about Templiers and then about Malta; in 1473 a Barn known as was assistant of Supposed of Weichs. Of these goods only the farm, burned and restored remains several times. The current buildings date from XVIIIe, XIXe and XXe centuries. The tower with dovecote and the barn are remarkable and go back to 1819. A very old forging mill exists in the buildings of the farm.
  • the Notre-Dame vault Good Help
  • the vault St Thibaut

  • Tourist office and Tourism of Chastre (Page on Villeroux)

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