Villeréal is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Associa…Villeréal is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. In 1265, Gaston de Gontaut-Biron gave part of the Montlabour forest to the Count Alphonse de Poitiers, brother of the King Louis IX of France and Count of Toulouse. The new Bastide was built in the next four years and the King signed a contract in 1269 determining the legal statutes of the Villereal. In addition, Villereal was occupied by the English from 1279 to 1453. King Edward I of England signed the “Charte des Coutumes de la Cité” on 20 April 1288, which protected the inhabitants and set the rules of life in the village community. Due to this charter Saturday was fixed as the market day.
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