Villers-la-Loue

Villers-la-Loue is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Meix-devant-Virton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The history of the settlement goes back to the time of the Roman Empire, when a Roman villa existed here.

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Type: Village with 494 residents
Description: section of Meix-devant-Virton, Belgium
Postal code: 6769

Places of Interest

Highlights include Virton railway station and Montquintin Castle.

Virton railway station

Railway station

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Virton railway station is a railway station in Virton, Luxembourg, Belgium. It is located on railway line 165, from Athus to Libramont. It was commissioned in 1879 by the Society of Railway Virton, and was formerly called Virton-Saint-Mard railway station. Virton railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Villers-la-Loue.

Montquintin Castle

Ruins

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Montquintin Castle is an ancient feudal castle, now in ruins, situated on a ridge overlooking the valley of Ton, to Montquintin in Gaume in the extreme south of the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. Montquintin Castle is situated 3½ km south of Villers-la-Loue.

Stade Yvan Georges

Stadium

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Stade Yvan Georges is a stadium in Virton, Belgium. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of Excelsior Virton. The stadium holds 4,015 spectators. Stade Yvan Georges is situated 4 km east of Villers-la-Loue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Couvreux and Robelmont.

Couvreux

Village

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Couvreux is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Villers-la-Loue.

Robelmont

Village

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Robelmont is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Meix-devant-Virton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The asteroid 1145 Robelmonte is named after the village, in honour of the astronomer Sylvain Arend, who was born there. Robelmont is situated 3 km northeast of Villers-la-Loue.