Mont Denise
Mont Denise is a volcano in Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 890 metres. Mont Denise is situated nearby to the hamlet Espaly-Saint-Marcel, as well as near the village Polignac.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe and Le Puy Cathedral.
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.
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.
Hôtel de Ville, Le Puy-en-Velay
Town hall
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Hôtel de Ville, Le Puy-en-Velay is a town hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Puy-en-Velay and Polignac.
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.
Polignac
Village
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Polignac is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association.
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.
Mont Denise
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 890 metres
- Description: Inactive volcano in the Massif Central, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France; preceded by the Orgues d’Espaly on the left.
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.0583° or 45° 3′ 30″ northLongitude
3.8546° or 3° 51′ 17″ eastElevation
890 metres (2,920 feet)Open location code
8FQ53V53+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3440063967OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoWikidata ID
Q3321807
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ladin—“Mont Denise” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Monte Denise”
- Dutch: “mont Denise”
- French: “mont Denise”
- French: “Mont Denise”
- Ladin: “Mont Denise”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mont Denise and La denise.
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