Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay
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Prefecture and commune | |
A view of Le Puy-en-Velay | |
Location of Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates: 45°02′40″N 3°53′05″E / 45.04444°N 3.88472°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | Le Puy-en-Velay-1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Intercommunality | CA du Puy-en-Velay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Chapuis (DVC) |
Area 1 | 16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 18,989 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ponot, anicien (masculine) Ponote, anicienne (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43157 /43000 |
| Elevation | 600–888 m (1,969–2,913 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Le Puy-en-Velay (French pronunciation: [lə pɥi ɑ̃ vəlɛ] ⓘ, lit. 'Le Puy in Velay'; Occitan: Lo Puèi de Velai [lu ˈpœj ðə vəˈlaj], before 1988: Le Puy) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.
Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its cathedral, for a kind of lentil, for its lace-making, as well as for being the origin of the Chemin du Puy, one of the principal origin points of the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela in France. In 2021, the commune had a population of 18,629.