Villars
Villars is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Nearby towns include Brantôme and Nontron. Villars' attractions include the Château de Puyguilhem, Grotte de Villars and the Abbaye de Boschaud.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 467 residents
- Description: commune in Dordogne, France
- Also known as: “24582” and “Villars, Dordogne”
- Neighbors: Saint-Jean-de-Côle
Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de Puyguilhem and Abbaye de Boschaud (Villars, Dordogne, France).
Château de Puyguilhem
Castle
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The Château de Puyguilhem, also called Puyguilhem Castle, is a château in the commune of Villars in north of the Dordogne, France. Built between 1514 and 1535, the Renaissance style castle like that of the Loire castles was classified as a historical monument on 20 March 1912 and the grounds, woods, and outskirts were registered on 19 May 1945.
Villars Cave
Cave
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The Villars Cave, in French Grotte de Villars or Grotte du Cluzeau, was occupied during the Lower Magdalenian by Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers. The cave is part of the French commune of Villars in the northern Dordogne département. Villars Cave is situated 3½ km northeast of Villars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Jean-de-Côle.
Saint-Jean-de-Côle
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Saint-Jean-de-Côle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association.
Villars
- Category: commune of France
- Location: Arrondissement of Nontron, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Villars” goes by many names.
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- Buginese: “Villars, Dordogne”
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- Chechen: “ВиллагӀ (ДогӀдонь)”
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- Chinese: “Villars, Dordogne”
- Chinese: “Villars”
- Chinese: “維拉爾”
- Chinese: “维拉尔”
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- Kazakh: “Villars”
- Kazakh: “Виллар”
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- Kongo: “Villars”
- Kurdish: “Villars, Dordogne”
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- Latin: “Sanctus Martialis de Villaribus”
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- Malagasy: “Jean-Pierre Grolhier”
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- Russian: “Виллар”
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- Tatar: “Виллар”
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- Ukrainian: “Віллар”
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