Villeneuve-sur-Vère

Villeneuve-sur-Vère is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Villeneuve-sur-Vère
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Villeneuve-sur-Vère
Villeneuve-sur-Vère Villeneuve-sur-Vère
Coordinates: 44°00′11″N 2°01′45″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Albi-3
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Trouche
Area ^1	15.89 km^2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	494
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81319 /81130
Elevation	227–321 m (745–1,053 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In the beginning of the 13th century, those who survived the Crusade of Simon de Montfort created a Bastide in the east side of fort Alemanni, named Bastide of Mount Alaman or in Doat. Later, in 1212, this Bastide was renamed Villeneuve by Déodat Alaman, who was the new founder. The new fortified town was built on a ledge with a view to the Vère River. The Archdiocese of Albi comprised the whole of the department of Tarn. Villeneuve-sur-Vere belonged to the Archbishop of Albi, until 1479. Then the lordship was acquired by Louis d'Amboise, who became the new bishop of Albi.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Vère, which flows westward through the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department
• Search for Villeneuve-sur-Vere at the John Reps Bastides Collection, Cornell University Library

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.