Saint-Étienne-le-Laus

Also known as Sant Estève lo Laus, Saint-Etienne-d'Avançon (devenue Saint-Étienne-le-Laus), Vallon, Sant Estiene

Saint-Étienne-le-Laus (; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Estève lo Laus) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

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Locality: Saint-Étienne-le-Laus
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country: France
Population: 229

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Saint-Étienne-le-Laus (; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Estève lo Laus) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

==History== Besides being a popular vacation spot, the region is probably best known for the lengthy series of Marian apparitions which are said to have occurred there between 1664 and 1718, reported by shepherdess Benoîte Rencurel. The church that was established around these Marian apparitions, the Basilica of Notre Dame du Laus, has been described as "one of the most hidden and yet powerful treasures in the history of Europe". The apparitions were officially recognized by the diocesan authority of the Roman Catholic Church on 18 September 1665.