Agglo Le Puy en Velay

Agglo Le Puy en Velay is a government office in Aiguilhe, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Agglo Le Puy en Velay is situated nearby to the fire station Centre de secours principal du Puy-en-Velay, as well as near the police station Gendarmerie nationale.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe and Église Saint-Laurent du Puy-en-Velay.

Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe

Church

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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. Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe is situated 520 metres northeast of Agglo Le Puy en Velay.

Église Saint-Laurent du Puy-en-Velay

Church

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Église Saint-Laurent du Puy-en-Velay is a church, which is situated 210 metres east of Agglo Le Puy en Velay.

Le Puy Cathedral

Church

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Le Puy Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Le Puy-en-Velay, 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 Santiago de Compostela. Le Puy Cathedral is situated 680 metres east of Agglo Le Puy en Velay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aiguilhe and Le Puy-en-Velay.

Aiguilhe

Village

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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.