Gendarmerie nationale

Gendarmerie nationale is a police station in Le Puy-en-Velay, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes which is located on Rue du 86e Régiment d’Infanterie. Gendarmerie nationale is situated nearby to the government office Agglo Le Puy en Velay, as well as near the college Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental de Musique et de Danse.

Type: Police station
Also known as: “Brigade motorisée du Puy-en-Velay”
Address: 21 Rue du 86e Régiment d’Infanterie

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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. Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe is situated 560 metres northeast of Gendarmerie nationale.

Église Saint-Laurent du Puy-en-Velay

Church

Photo: Ludoviccelle, CC0.

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

Le Puy Cathedral

Church

Photo: Calips, CC BY-SA 1.0.

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 650 metres east of Gendarmerie nationale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aiguilhe and Espaly-Saint-Marcel.

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.