Villard
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Places

France
  • Villard, Creuse
    Villard, Creuse
    Villard is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Creuse, some northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D5, D46 and the D951...

  • Villard, Haute-Savoie
    Villard, Haute-Savoie
    Villard is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

  • Villard-Bonnot
    Villard-Bonnot
    Villard-Bonnot is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....

    , in the Isère département
  • Villard-de-Lans
    Villard-de-Lans
    Villard-de-Lans is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.The town is a centre for skiing in winter and hiking and hot air ballooning in other seasons.-1968 Winter Olympics:...

    , in the Isère département
  • Villard-d'Héry
    Villard-d'Héry
    Villard-d'Héry is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

    , in the Savoie département
  • Villard-Léger
    Villard-Léger
    Villard-Léger is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

    , in the Savoie département
  • Villard-Notre-Dame
    Villard-Notre-Dame
    Villard-Notre-Dame is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....

    , in the Isère département
  • Villard-Reculas
    Villard-Reculas
    Villard-Reculas is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....

    , in the Isère département
  • Villard-Reymond
    Villard-Reymond
    Villard-Reymond is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....

    , in the Isère département
  • Villard-Saint-Christophe
    Villard-Saint-Christophe
    Villard-Saint-Christophe is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....

    , in the Isère département
  • Villard-Saint-Sauveur
    Villard-Saint-Sauveur
    Villard-Saint-Sauveur is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- Demographics :As of the census of 1999, the population was 655.The estimate for 2006 was 649.- References :*...

    , in the Jura département
  • Villard-Sallet
    Villard-Sallet
    Villard-Sallet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

    , in the Savoie département
  • Villard-sur-Bienne
    Villard-sur-Bienne
    Villard-sur-Bienne is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- Demographics :As of the census of 1999, the population was 132.The estimate for 2007 was 192.- References :*...

    , in the Jura département
  • Villard-sur-Doron
    Villard-sur-Doron
    Villard-sur-Doron is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

    , in the Savoie département


United States
  • Villard, Minnesota
    Villard, Minnesota
    Villard is a city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Villard Township, Todd County, Minnesota
  • Villard Township, North Dakota

People

  • Henry Villard
    Henry Villard
    Henry Villard was an American journalist and financier who was an early president of the Northern Pacific Railway....

     (1835–1900), American journalist and railroad tycoon
  • Henry Serrano Villard
    Henry Serrano Villard
    Henry Serrano Villard was an American foreign service officer, ambassador, and author.-Life:Henry S. Villard was born in Manhattan, New York City March 30, 1900. He was the great-grandson of William Lloyd Garrison, the prominent American journalist and abolitionist...

     (1900–1996), American foreign service officer, ambassador, and author; grandson of Henry Villard
  • Oswald Garrison Villard
    Oswald Garrison Villard
    Oswald Garrison Villard was an American journalist. He provided a rare direct link between the anti-imperialism of the late 19th century and the conservative Old Right of the 1930s and 1940s.-Biography:...

     (1872–1949), American journalist; son of Henry Villard
  • Paul Ulrich Villard
    Paul Ulrich Villard
    Paul Ulrich Villard was a French chemist and physicist, born in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, Rhône, 28 September 1860...

     (1860–1934), French chemist and physicist; discovered gamma rays
  • Sylvia del Villard
    Sylvia Del Villard
    Sylvia del Villard , was an actress, dancer, choreographer and Afro-Puerto Rican activist.-Early years:...

     (1928–1990), Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and choreographer
  • Tom Villard
    Tom Villard
    Thomas Louis Villard was an American actor. He is best known for his leading role in the 1980s series We Got it Made as Jay Bostwick, as well as roles in feature films One Crazy Summer, Heartbreak Ridge, My Girl, and Popcorn.-Early life:Tom Villard was born on November 19, 1953, in...

     (1953–1994), American screen actor
  • Villard de Honnecourt
    Villard de Honnecourt
    Villard de Honnecourt was a 13th-century artist from Picardy in northern France. He is known to history only through a surviving portfolio of 33 sheets of parchment containing about 250 drawings dating from the 1220s/1240s, now in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris...

     (fl. 13th c.), French artist

Other uses

  • Villard Noir
    Villard Noir
    Villard grapes are French wine hybrid grape created by French horticulturalist Bertille Seyve and his father-in-law Victor Villard . They include the dark skin Villard noir and the white-wine variety Villard blanc with both being members of the Seyve-Villard grape family...

     and its clone Villard Blanc
  • Villard (imprint)
    Villard (imprint)
    Villard, also known as Villard Books, is a major publishing imprint of Random House, one of the largest publishing companies in the world. It was founded in 1983. Villard began as an independent imprint of Random House, and are currently an imprint of Ballantine Books, itself a subsidiary of Random...

    , an imprint of Random House
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