Natural reserve of Gentissart
The former sand quarry at Gentissart, located between the villages of Tilly and Mellery, was acquired in 1996 by the Province of Walloon Brabant with a view to creating a...
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General:
555ha hilly and wooded,
Crossed by the Thyle, it is also dotted with ponds
Video presentation of the village Villers-la-Ville:
History:
Its history is linked to that of the Abbey, erected in 1146 (the works will take 70 years) and active until the French Revolution of 1789.
Evolution of the population of Villers-la-Ville:
1801: 419 inhabitants
1846: 774 inhabitants
1910: 1168 inhabitants
1920 inhabitants in 1059 to 296 houses
1951: 1 155 inhabitants in 368 houses
1961: 1 229 inhabitants
1976: 1279 inhabitants
1981: 1497 inhabitants
1994: 1749 inhabitants
2002: 1884 inhabitants
2003: 1 901 inhabitants
2004: 1 882 inhabitants
2005: 1 872 inhabitants
2006: 1933 inhabitants
2007: 1 934 inhabitants
2008: 1 930 inhabitants
2009: 1953 inhabitants
2010: 1 982 inhabitants
2011: 1 987 inhabitants
2012: 2049 inhabitants
Historic Sites:
-The Abbey
-The mill hotel restaurant,
-The church of Villers-la-Ville,
The mill hollers,
The mill-chevlipont
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