Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe
Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is in Aiguilhe, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is situated nearby to the village Espaly-Saint-Marcel, as well as near the locality L’Ermitage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe and Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy.
Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe
Church
Photo: Hélène Grenier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is a chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay, France. The chapel is reached by 268 steps carved into the rock. It was built in 969 on a volcanic plug 85 metres high.
Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy
Historic house
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Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy is a historic house.
Chapelle Saint-Clair d’Aiguilhe
Building
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Chapelle Saint-Clair d’Aiguilhe is a building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aiguilhe and Le Puy-en-Velay.
Aiguilhe
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Aiguilhe is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Aiguilhe is close to Le Puy-en-Velay, and famous for the Saint Michel chapel. Raymond of Aguilers was from here.
Le Puy-en-Velay
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Le Puy-en-Velay is the prefecture and main town of the Haute-Loire department, in Auvergne, 150 km south-west from Lyon. It is an old town with legendary history, historically an important pilgrimage destination, and still a main starting point for the St.
Espaly-Saint-Marcel
Village
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Espaly-Saint-Marcel is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Aiguilhe, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.04998° or 45° 2′ 60″ northLongitude
3.88247° or 3° 52′ 57″ eastElevation
625 metres (2,051 feet)Open location code
8FQ52VXJ+XXGeoNames ID
11777224
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