Vals-près-le-Puy
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Le Puy-en-Velay-1 | |
| Community association | Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 2 ' N , 3 ° 53' E | |
| height | 632-850 m | |
| surface | 5.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,396 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 663 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43750 | |
| INSEE code | 43251 | |
| Website | http://www.valspreslepuy.fr/ | |
Vals-près-le-Puy is a French commune in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and has 3396 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay and the Canton of Le Puy-en-Velay-1 . The inhabitants are called Valladiers .
geography
Vals-près-le-Puy is located on the Dolaizon river and is a banlieue in the south-west of Le Puy-en-Velay . Vals-près-le-Puy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Puy-en-Velay in the north and east, Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon in the south and south-west, Ceyssac in the west and Espaly-Saint-Marcel in the north-west.
The GR65 long-distance hiking trail and Via Podiensis run through the municipality as part of the Camino de Santiago.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,829 | 2,449 | 3,070 | 3,505 | 3,426 | 3,391 | 3,527 | 3,469 |
Attractions
- Vals-près-le-Puy church, built on the foundations of the 12th century church, monument historique since 1968
- Town hall, with remains of the former Augustinian monastery from the 15th century (these have been protected as a monument historique since 1973)
- Chibottes, stone works, Monument historique since 1986
various
- Seminary of the White Fathers, seminary of the Roman Catholic Church
- Apostolate of prayer of the Jesuits
Personalities
- Gérard Chabanon (* 1948), Catholic priest
Web links
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