Vazeilles-Limandre | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Vazeilles-Limandre (Haute-Loire).svg |
Arrondissement: | Le Puy-en-Velay |
Canton: | Saint-Paulien |
Mayor: | Yves Tafin[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA du Puy-en-Velay |
Coordinates: | 45.1142°N 3.6992°W |
Elevation M: | 1000 |
Elevation Min M: | 877 |
Elevation Max M: | 1197 |
Area Km2: | 11.72 |
Insee: | 43254 |
Postal Code: | 43320 |
Vazeilles-Limandre (in French pronounced as /vazɛj limɑ̃dʁ/) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France in the region Auvergne.
Vazeilles-Limandre (Vallilias is meaning " little valley" or "petite vallée" in French) has been known under various names through the centuries.
The distinction between Vazeilles-bas and Vazeilles-haut appeared during the 14th Century.
Vazeilles-bas: Villa inferior de Vazellas (1342); Vazellas inferior (1459); Vaselhas Bassas (1538)
Vazeilles-haut: Villa superior de Vazelhas (1347); Vazehlas Sobeyranas (1457)
Parochia de Vasilis (1470)
Vazaleiz (1511).
Vazeilles on the Map of Cassini (about 1769).
Vazeilles-Limandre is located at about 20 kilometres northwest of Puy-en-Velay and 30 kilometres southeast of Brioude.
The village is split in two parts, Vazeilles-bas and Vazeilles-haut.
In addition, the commune consists of the hamlets of Beauregard, Fressanges, Limandre, Ninirolles and Sauzet.
The discovery of archeological remains in the location of the commune shows a human presence at this time.
The first written documents doing reference to Vazeilles are the archives of Brioude in 969. They present Vazeilles as a "villa" depending on the vicar area of Saint-Paulien.