Vals-près-le-Puy explained

Vals-près-le-Puy
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Vals-pres-le-Puy 43.svg
Arrondissement:	Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton:	Le Puy-en-Velay-1
Mayor:	Laurent Bernard^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA du Puy-en-Velay
Coordinates:	45.0292°N 3.8756°W
Elevation Min M:	632
Elevation Max M:	850
Area Km2:	5.12
Insee:	43251
Postal Code:	43750

Vals-près-le-Puy (in French pronounced as /vals pʁɛ lə pɥi/, literally Vals near Le Puy; Occitan (post 1500);: Val delh Puèi), is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Its inhabitants are called Valladiers (masc.) and Valladières (fem.).

Geography

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

Sights

• Augustinian Monastery early 17th century. Historic Monument.
• Church of Saint Vosy, chapel of the monastery. 17th century. Historic Monument.
• Chibottes or Occitan (post 1500);: tsabones, circular stone huts built in the 19th century as shelters by winegrowers.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Personalities

• 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.

International relations

The commune is twinned with Aielo de Malferit, (Spain).

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

External links

• • Official website
• Vals-près-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
• Financial Data for Vals-près-le-Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry
  • Vals-près-le-Puy on the Cassini map

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. Web site: CABANE DU CHEMIN DE BONNASSOU a VALS-PRES-LE-PUY (HAUTE-LOIRE) - Christian Lassure.
3. Web site: Photos de cabanes en pierre sèche des départements français : Cabanes (Tsabones) en pierre sèche de haute-Loire : Chibottes, chazournes et capités.
4. Web site: Gérald . Pinault. Restoring an Old Winegrower's Hut at Vals-près-le-Puy. www.pierreseche.com.