Saint-Didier-en-Velay explained

Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Didier-en-Velay (Haute-Loire).svg
Arrondissement:Yssingeaux
Canton:Deux Rivières et Vallées
Insee:43177
Postal Code:43140
Mayor:Emmanuel Salgado[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Loire-Semène
Coordinates:45.3022°N 4.275°W
Elevation M:835
Elevation Min M:640
Elevation Max M:924
Area Km2:25.56

Saint-Didier-en-Velay (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ didje ɑ̃ vəlɛ/, literally Saint-Didier in Velay; Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Desdèir de La Seuva) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.[2]

Sights

In the church of Saint Didier, there is an impressive Spanish Baroque painting of Mary Magdalene which has been attributed to Murillo or Zurbarán.[3] It is most likely a 17th century copy of a painting by Murillo.[4]

Personalities

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM43177-saint-didier-en-velay INSEE commune file
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041012/http://www.lagazettedelahauteloire.fr/Infos-du-jour/Saint-Didier-en-Velay-un-tableau-de-Zurbaran-100230 Saint-Didier-en-Velay : un tableau de Zurbaran ?
  4. , Palissy database