Located in what became known as the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, where farmers also raised thoroughbred horses and other high-quality livestock, the city was officially incorporated on February 13, 1837. His guardian, Marquis Calmes, named the town after Versailles, France, in honor of General Lafayette, a family friend and hero of the American Revolution. Versailles was founded on June 23, 1792, on 80 acres (32 hectares) of land owned by Hezekiah Briscoe, at the time only a child. The city's name is pronounced / v ər ˈ s eɪ l z/ vər- SAYLZ, an anglicization different from the French pronunciation of the royal city of the same name near Paris. It is the county seat of Woodford County. Versailles has a population of 9,316 according to 2017 census estimates.
It lies 13 miles (21 kilometers) by road west of Lexington and is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Versailles ( / v ər ˈ s eɪ l z/) is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States.
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