Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay
Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay is a monastery in Le Puy-en-Velay, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay is situated nearby to the building Hôpital général du Puy-en-Velay, as well as near Hôtel Jerphanion-Cambacérès.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monastery
- Description: convent located in Haute-Loire, in France
- Also known as: “Couvent de la visitation”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy and Le Puy Cathedral.
Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy
Historic house
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hôtels de Girardin et de Luzy is a historic house, which is situated 140 metres east of Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay.
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 180 metres southeast of Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay.
Fontaine des Tables
Fountain
Fontaine des Tables is a fountain, which is situated 130 metres south of Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay.
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.
Espaly-Saint-Marcel
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Espaly-Saint-Marcel is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Vals-près-le-Puy
Village
Photo: Christian Lassure, CC BY 2.5.
Vals-près-le-Puy, is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Its inhabitants are called Valladiers and Valladières.
Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay
- Categories: convent, historic site, and religion
- Location: Le Puy-en-Velay, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.04663° or 45° 2′ 48″ northLongitude
3.88297° or 3° 52′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FQ52VWM+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 293335278OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q22996974
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In Other Languages
“Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay” goes by many names.
- French: “couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay”
- French: “Couvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôpital général du Puy-en-Velay and Chapelle Saint-Alexis de l’hôpital général du Puy-en-Velay.
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