Villiers-le-Bel is in this archive for its events: 1 published here, with their dates.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Villiers-le-Bel, France: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Villiers-le-Bel is where Honoré Langlé died on 20 September 1807. The village is cited for the first time in a charter of Louis the Pious in 832, and in 1470 its eighty hearths made it one of the most populated places of the diocese of Paris.
Origins and history
The foundation of the village probably goes back to the first or second century, as a Gallo-Roman well of that period found in the commune at number 2 of the rue Jules Ferry attests; Villiers is mentioned in 320, and the village is cited for the first time in a charter of Louis the Pious in 832. The lords of the place, the Le Bel, a family in the service of the king of France, are mentioned in various texts from 1092, the oldest known being Matthieu le Bel, knight and vassal of the abbey of Saint-Denis; the Le Bel took the name of Villiers at the end of the twelfth century. In 1470 the place, with eighty hearths, was one of the most populated of the diocese of Paris.
Key facts
- Country: France
- Region: Île-de-France
- Places in this archive: 0
- Centre of the documented entries: 49.0089°N, 2.3903°E
What is on in Villiers-le-Bel
- Death Anniversary: Honoré Langlé — September 20, 1807 — 20 September 2027
Sources
The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.
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