Le Puy-en-Velay
Also known as Le Puy, Puy-en-Velay, Puy, Le Puy-Sainte-Marie, Lo Puèi de Velai
commune in Haute-Loire, France
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Le Puy-en-Velay is a town located in the Haute-Loire department of France, situated in the Auvergne region. It is historically significant as a major pilgrimage destination and a starting point for routes leading to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
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Place details
- Locality
- Le Puy-en-Velay
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 22,718
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Le Puy-en-Velay ( French pronunciation: [lə pɥi ɑ̃ vəlɛ] , lit. 'Le Puy in Velay'; Occitan: Lo Puèi de Velai [lu ˈpœj ðə vəˈlaj], before 1988: Le Puy) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.
Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its cathedral, for a kind of lentil, for its lace-making, as well as for being the origin of the Chemin du Puy, one of the principal origin points of the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela in France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 18,540.