Haute-Loire
Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay
Aiguilhe

Aiguilhe

Aiguilhe is a commune in the department in south-central . Aiguilhe is close to , and famous for the chapel. Raymond of Aguilers was from here.
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  • Type: Village with 1,470 residents
  • Description: commune in Haute-Loire, France
  • Postal codes: 43000 and 43000
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe and Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy.

Church
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Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is a in Aiguilhe, near , . The chapel is reached by 268 steps carved into the rock. It was built in 969 on a volcanic plug 85 metres high.

Historic house
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is a historic house.

Church
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is a Catholic church located in , in the French region of Auvergne. The cathedral is a national monument. It has been a centre of pilgrimage in its own right since before the time of Charlemagne, as well as being a stopover on the pilgrimage route to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Puy-en-Velay and Espaly-Saint-Marcel.

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is the prefecture and main town of the Haute-Loire department, in , 150 km south-west from . It is an old town with legendary history, historically an important pilgrimage destination, and still a main starting point for the St.

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-central .

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-central .

Aiguilhe

Latitude
45.05063° or 45° 3′ 2″ north
Longitude
3.88421° or 3° 53′ 3″ east
Population
1,470
Elevation
618 metres (2,028 feet)
Open location code
8FQ53V2M+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1708178835
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6620112
Wiki­data ID
Q1018522
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Aiguilhe” goes by many names.
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