Le Puy-en-Velay travel guide
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Visit Le Puy-en-Velay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Le Puy-en-Velay is situated in the Haute-Loire department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Haute-Loire department. (General information: Le Puy-en-Velay is 440 km from Paris and 674 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Le Puy-en-Velay (page also includes a photo gallery for Le Puy-en-Velay)
Popular places to visit near Le Puy-en-Velay: these include Arlempdes at 20 km and Pradelles at 30 km. Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 2km and Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Le Puy-en-Velay: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour); Le Puy-en-Velay has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Le Puy-en-Velay and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Le Puy-en-Velay
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (39km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Arlempdes (20km) : Pradelles (30km) : Lavaudieu (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (2km) : Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (13km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (14km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (48km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Le Puy-en-Velay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Puy-en-Velay
Canton: Puy-en-Velay
Arrondissement: Puy-en-Velay
Department: Haute-Loire
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 43000
Distance to Le Puy-en-Velay
from Le Puy-en-Velay: 0 km
from Paris: 440 km
from Calais: 674 km
from Nice: 307 km
from Bordeaux: 352 km
from Strasbourg: 491 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Le Puy-en-Velay (within 6 km): Aiguilhe : Arsac-en-Velay : Brives-Charensac : Ceyssac : Chadrac : Chaspinhac : Coubon : Espaly-Saint-Marcel : Le Monteil : Polignac : Vals-Pres-le-Puy :
Le Puy-en-Velay holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Le Puy-en-Velay