Vézelay
Vézelay is a small town in the Yonne department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, which is southeast of Paris and north of Lyon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vézelay Abbey and Musée des fouilles des Fontaines Salées.
Vézelay Abbey
Church
Photo: DKrieger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vézelay Abbey is a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Vézelay in the east-central French department of Yonne. It was constructed between 1120 and 1150.
Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur d’Asquins
Church
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur d’Asquins is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asquins and Saint-Père.
Asquins
Village
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Asquins is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Saint-Père
Village
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Saint-Père is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Vézelay
- Type: Locality with 433 residents
- Also known as: “89446” and “Vezelay”
- Location: Arrondissement of Avallon, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.4658° or 47° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
3.7458° or 3° 44′ 45″ eastPopulation
433Elevation
289 metres (948 feet)Open location code
8FV5FP8W+88GeoNames ID
6454872
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In Other Languages
“Vézelay” goes by many names.
- French: “Vézelay”
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Highlights include Place Belle-Croix and War memorial of Vézelay.
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