VALS-PRèS-LE-PUY

'Vals-près-le-Puy' is a French commune situated in the ''département'' of Haute-Loire and the Auvergne ''région''.
Its inhabitants are known as ''Valsois''.
It is twinned with Aielo de Malferit (Spain).

Contents

Geography

History

Demography

Places and monuments

Notable people with links to the commune

External links

Map links

Links which require payment for detailed information

Geography

The town is located in the valley of the river Dolaizon. It forms the South-West border of Puy-en-Velay and its highest point is Mount Ronzon (850 m).

History

Le Puy became part of the province of Velay in 1789.

Demography

Census Enumeration : Population without double-counting

Places and monuments

★ Augustinian Monastery early 17th century. Historic Monument.

★ Church of Saint Vosy, chapel of the monastery 17th century. Historic Monument.

★ Chibottes (ancient dry masonry constructions)

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★ Wooden chibotte of Lirate 17th century and 19th century.

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★ Restoring an Old Winegrower's Hut at Vals-près-le-Puy (Gérald Pinault)

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Chibottes were circular or semi-circular stone huts built between the 17th century and the 19th century as shelters (especially for wine growers). There once were hundreds of these but most were destroyed during the French Revolution.

Notable people with links to the commune

★ Auguste Aymard, 1808 - 1889, mayor Vals-près-Le Puy, polymath (curator of the Crozatier museum, archivist, palaeontologist, archaeologist).

★ Joseph Rumillet Charretier 1833 - 1916 grew verbena (Fr: ''verveine'') at his property in Vals and founded the distillery ''Verveine du Velay'' in 1858.
emilie carles (1900-1979)author of "a wild herb soup" (or "a life of her own")

External links

All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated:

★ Census data for Vals-près-le-Puy on the INSEE site

★ Vals-près-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site

★ Weather for Vals-près-le-Puy

★ Site of the Mayor's Office

★ Financial Data for Vals-près-le-Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry

★ Ministry of Culture site

★ Closest communes to Vals-près-le-Puy

★ It has no entry on the following standard sites:

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★ Office of Tourism website - apparently there is no tourism office in the town.

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★ Belltower of Parish Church

Map links

★ Map and list of communes of the Haute-Loire

★ Map of Vals-près-le-Puy on Michelin (in English)

★ Map of Vals-près-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site

★ Map of Vals-près-le-Puy on Mapquest (in English)

★ Vals-près-le-Puy on the Cassini map

★ Map of Vals-près-le-Puy on Mappy (in English)

★ Location of Vals-près-le-Puy on a map of France

★ Calculate straight-line distance from Vals-près-le-Puy to other towns in the Haute-Loire

Links which require payment for detailed information

★ Vals-près-le-Puy on the Quid site