Vele
Vele is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Alo District on the southeastern coast of Futuna Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 209 people.- Type: Village with 309 residents
- Description: village in Wallis and Futuna, France
- Also known as: “Vele, Wallis and Futuna”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe Vele Airport and Basilique Saint-Pierre-Chanel de Poi.
Pointe Vele Airport
Aerodrome
Pointe Vele Airport is an airport serving Futuna Island in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna. The airport is located 10 kilometres east of Leava.
Basilique Saint-Pierre-Chanel de Poi
Church
Photo: Vogensto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basilique Saint-Pierre-Chanel de Poi is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Vele.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolia and Poi.
Kolia
Village
Kolia is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Alo District on the southern coast of Futuna Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 254 people.
Poi
Village
Poi is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Alo District on the northeastern coast of Futuna Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 160 people. Poi is situated 2½ km northwest of Vele.
Alofitai
Village
Photo: Troisoc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alofitai, often simply named Alofi, is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located on the northwestern coast of Alofi Island. It belongs to the chiefdom of Alo. Alofitai is situated 2½ km southeast of Vele.
Vele
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Alo, Wallis and Futuna, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.31166° or 14° 18′ 42″ southLongitude
-178.07688° or 178° 4′ 37″ westPopulation
309Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
52Q3MWQF+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 677011744OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4034753Wikidata ID
Q7918875
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Wallisian—“Vele” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Vele”
- Cebuano: “Velé”
- Dutch: “Vele, Wallis and Futuna”
- French: “Vele”
- German: “Vele”
- Hausa: “Vele,Wallis da Futuna”
- Italian: “Vele (Futuna)”
- Italian: “Vele”
- Japanese: “ヴル (ウォリス・フツナ)”
- Persian: “وله، والیس و فوتونا”
- Polish: “Vele (Wallis i Futuna)”
- Polish: “Vele”
- Portuguese: “Vele”
- Russian: “Веле (Уоллис и Футуна)”
- Russian: “Веле”
- Spanish: “Vele”
- Wallisian: “Vele”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Départ bateau pour Alofi and Chapelle de Vele.
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