Vals-près-le-Puy
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Vals-près-le-Puy (French pronunciation: [vals pʁɛ lə pɥi], lit. 'Vals near Le Puy'; Occitan: Val delh Puèi), is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Vals-près-le-Puy | |
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Commune | |
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 Location of Vals-près-le-Puy | |
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| Coordinates: 45°01′45″N 3°52′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | Le Puy-en-Velay-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA du Puy-en-Velay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Philippe Joujon[1] |
Area 1 | 5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,395 |
| • Density | 663/km2 (1,720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43251 /43750 |
| Elevation | 632–850 m (2,073–2,789 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,449 | — |
| 1975 | 3,070 | +3.28% |
| 1982 | 3,505 | +1.91% |
| 1990 | 3,426 | −0.28% |
| 1999 | 3,391 | −0.11% |
| 2007 | 3,534 | +0.52% |
| 2012 | 3,420 | −0.65% |
| 2017 | 3,396 | −0.14% |
| 2023 | 3,395 | −0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
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).
