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Vézelay
Sign in to saveVézelay () is a commune in the department of Yonne in the north-central French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is a defensible hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and its 11th-century Romanesque Basilica of St Magdalene are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Vézelay is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Vézelay, the arrondissement of Avallon, and the Yonne department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Vézelay and is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. The town has a population of 476, comprising 210 males and 218 females, and covers an area of 21.83 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 339 meters, with other sources citing elevations of 282 and 289 meters.
The administrative entity shares borders with Montillot, La Maison-Dieu, Asnières-sous-Bois, and Asquins. It is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, specifically in the metropolitan area of France. The official postal code for the commune is 89450, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone. Vézelay is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Joux-la-Ville.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vézelay
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 520
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Vézelay
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Vézelay - Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine - Extérieur - 03.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Vézelay 89.svg
- French commune.caption
- Vézelay Abbey
- French commune.arrondissement
- Avallon
- French commune.canton
- Joux-la-Ville
- French commune.INSEE
- 89446
- French commune.postal code
- 89450
- French commune.mayor
- Hubert Barbieux
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 302
- French commune.elevation min m
- 170
- French commune.elevation max m
- 339
- French commune.area km2
- 21.83
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Mairie de Vézelay
Site officiel de la ville de Vézelay - commune de Vezelay - toutes les informations et actualités de la Colline dde Vézelay et des ses hameaux
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Vézelay
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avallon
- Population
- 476
- Area
- 21.83
- Elevation
- 267
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Vézelay
- Shares border with
- Asquins
- Official website
- www.vezelay.fr
- Image
- Village de Vézelay.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Vézelay
- Commons category
- Vézelay
- Commons gallery
- Vézelay
- postal code
- 89450
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- associated electoral district
- canton of Joux-la-Ville
- male population
- 210
- female population
- 218
- P8168
- Medvedevsky District
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-86-33-24-62
- fax number
- +33-3-86-33-31-84
- P12749
- criminal procedure
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Front view of the basilica The town of Vézelay (fewer than 500 inhabitants) is associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. For centuries, pilgrims departed from this town or passed through it during their pilgrimage. These days, Vézelay is visited by hundreds of pilgrims every year. Nevertheless, these pilgrims represent only a fraction of the total number of people visiting the city. Their visit is not without reason. The dominant Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay, located on the highest point of the city, is a distinctive landmark and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1979.
Get around
You can easily go around on foot. Drive or take a taxi if you want to visit the beautiful Église Notre Dame in the nearby village of St. Père, which is just below the hill that Vézelay is on top of.
See
thumb|upright 1.25|Tympanum of the basilica
Do
thumb|upright 0.8|The basilica's long nave A guided tour. More information at the tourist office. Walk trail GR654-II from Vézelay to St. Père and visit the local church Église Notre Dame.
Buy
Religious art Regional products (Vézelay wine, cheese, jams)
Eat
There are a lot of restaurants to serve the large numbers of tourists. This is a small random selection:
Go next
thumb|upright 1.25|Château de Bazoches Morvan Regional Natural Park – Vézelay is in the far north of this 290,900 ha big park with only 50,000 inhabitants in 117 communities. It’s a relative quiet hilly area with forests and lakes. In summer some lakes like Le Lac des Settons are popular tourist destinations. The old fortress city Avallon is just 17 km east of Vézelay
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient history
- Middle Ages
- The abbey of Vézelay
- Decline of the abbey
- Wars of religion
- Wine
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Vézelay () is a commune in the department of Yonne in the north-central French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is a defensible hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and its 11th-century Romanesque Basilica of St Magdalene are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vézelay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (10)
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