Le Puy-en-Velay

E57445

commune of France historic town subprefecture in France

Le Puy-en-Velay is a historic town in south-central France renowned for its volcanic landscape, Marian pilgrimage site, and traditional lace-making.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune of France → historic town → subprefecture in France →
country	France →
formerName	Anicium →
hasAgriculturalProduct	Lentille verte du Puy →
hasCharacteristic	volcanic landscape →
hasCulturalEvent	lace festivals → pilgrimage-related religious celebrations →
hasEconomicActivity	agri-food industry → textiles and lace → tourism →
hasElevation	approximately 630 metres →
hasHeritageDesignation	historic town of art and history →
hasMayor	(office of mayor of Le Puy-en-Velay) →
hasMonument	Statue of Notre-Dame de France →
hasPopulation	tens of thousands of inhabitants →
hasPostalCode	43000 →
hasProminentRock	Rocher Corneille → Rocher Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe →
hasProtectedDesignation	AOC Lentille verte du Puy →
hasReligiousSite	Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe → Notre-Dame du Puy Cathedral →
hasTraditionalCraft	bobbin lace-making →
hasTransport	Le Puy-en-Velay railway station →
hasVolcanicFeature	basaltic plateaus → volcanic necks →
historicalRegion	Auvergne →
isPrefectureOf	Haute-Loire department →
isSeatOf	Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay →
isStartingPointOf	Via Podiensis pilgrimage route →
knownFor	Marian pilgrimage site → Puy lentils → traditional lace-making →
locatedIn	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region NERFINISHED → Haute-Loire department → south-central France →
near	Loire River →
partOf	Massif Central →
pilgrimageRouteLeadsTo	Santiago de Compostela →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
traversedBy	River Borne → River Dolaizon →
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext	Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains	Notre-Dame du Puy Cathedral →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Haute-Loire →	capital
Haute-Loire →	contains
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →	containsCity
Chavaniac-Lafayette →	hasNearbyCity
Massif Central →	majorCityNearby
Haute-Loire →	prefecture