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Villers-le-Gambon

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Villers-le-Gambon
Villers-le-Gambon
Villers-le-Gambon
Villers-le-Gambon is located in Belgium
Villers-le-Gambon
Villers-le-Gambon
Villers-le-Gambon is located in Europe
Villers-le-Gambon
Villers-le-Gambon
Coordinates: 50°11′00″N 04°36′00″E / 50.18333°N 4.60000°E / 50.18333; 4.60000
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
MunicipalityPhilippeville

Villers-le-Gambon is a village in the municipality of Philippeville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

The area has been settled since pre-Christian times. Excavations have brought to light graves from the Frankish era. When the Florennes Abbey was founded, Villers-le-Gambon was among the villages donated to the abbey. After the Middle Ages, the village suffered devastation during the wars between Spain and France. The current village church, in Neo-Gothic style, dates from 1850.[1]

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  1. ^ Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. pp. 876–877. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
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