This is the 678th most frequent French word.
village
A small rural community or settlement.
Here, 'village' is used as a noun to refer to a small human settlement.
Le village est entouré par une belle forêt.
The village is surrounded by a beautiful forest.
In this sentence, 'village' is used as the direct object of the verb 'visitons', referring to a specific settlement.
Nous visitons souvent ce village ancien pour sa beauté.
We often visit this ancient village for its beauty.
Here, 'village' symbolizes a central location important to the development of the story's plot.