Villars
Villars is a village in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Arrondissement of Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Villars is situated nearby to the hamlet La Normandie, as well as near the locality Le Puy de Courolle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Jacques de Villars and La Quina.
Église Saint-Jacques de Villars
Church
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Église Saint-Jacques de Villars is a church.
La Quina
Archaeological site
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La Quina is a Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic site in Gardes-le-Pontaroux, Charente, France. Two Neanderthal skulls were found there, La Quina 5 and La Quina 18.
Château de la Mercerie
Castle
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Château de la Mercerie is located in the commune of Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Charente, France. Enlarged in the 20th century in a classical Italian Renaissance style by two men, but never completed, it is nicknamed the Versailles charentais. Château de la Mercerie is situated 3 km southwest of Villars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gardes-le-Pontaroux.
Gardes-le-Pontaroux
Village
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Gardes-le-Pontaroux is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was merged with Magnac-Lavalette-Villars to form Magnac-lès-Gardes on 1 January 2025. Gardes-le-Pontaroux is situated 3 km east of Villars.
Villars
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Arrondissement of Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.52111° or 45° 31′ 16″ northLongitude
0.26917° or 0° 16′ 9″ eastElevation
159 metres (522 feet)Open location code
8FQ2G7C9+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 12281623281OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2968934
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“Villars” goes by many names.
- French: “Villars”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piscine Intercommunale Albert Dubois and Cimetière de Magnac-Lavalette-Villars.
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