Vals-près-le-Puy

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Coordinates: 45°01′45″N 3°52′32″E / 45.0291666667, 3.87555555556

Commune of Vals-près-le-Puy
Location
Vals-près-le-Puy (France)
Vals-près-le-Puy
Administration
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Haute-Loire
Arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton Le Puy-en-Velay-Sud-Ouest
Mayor Alain Royet
(2001?-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 632 m–920 m
(avg. 660 m)
Land area¹ 5.12 km²
Population²
(1999)		 3,391
 - Density 662/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 43251/ 43750
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

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).

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[edit] 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).

[edit] History

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


[edit] Demography

Demographic evolution of Vals-près-le-Puy between 1962 and 1999
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
1,829 2,449 3,070 3,505 3,426 3,391

Census Enumeration : Population without double-counting

[edit] Places and monuments

  • Augustinian Monastery early 17th century. Historic Monument.
  • Church of Saint Vosy, chapel of the monastery 17th century. Historic Monument.

Chibottes were circular or semi-circular stone huts built between the 17th century and the 19th century as shelters (especially for wine growers).

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated:

[edit] Map links