Villers-le-Sec, Meuse

Villers-le-Sec
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Villers-le-Sec
Villers-le-Sec Show map of France Villers-le-Sec Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°37′14″N 5°17′47″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Bar-le-Duc
Canton	Ligny-en-Barrois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Karp[1]
Area ^1	7 km^2 (3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	127
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55562 /55500
Elevation	297 m (974 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-le-Sec (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ lə sɛk]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Its epithet "Sec" (dry) comes from the fact that no rivers pass through Villers-le-Sec, which is located on the plateau between the rivers Ornain and Saulx. However, the village is not completely deprived of water since it is located above a water table and there are many ponds.

History

Villers-le-Sec had more than 500 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century,[3] when an iron mine was operated near the village. Forestry remains a significant resource today. The only industry which remains today is a distillery, which produces mirabelle brandy during the low season.

See also

• Communes of the Meuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villers-le-Sec, EHESS (in French).