Le Puy-en-Velay

Le Puy-en-Velay Lo Puèi de Velai (Occitan)
Prefecture and commune
A view of Le Puy-en-Velay
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Le Puy-en-Velay
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Coordinates: 45°02′40″N 3°53′05″E / 45.04444°N 3.88472°E / 45.04444; 3.88472
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton	Le Puy-en-Velay-1, 2, 3 and 4
Intercommunality	CA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Chapuis[1] (DVC)
Area 1	16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	18,629
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ponot, anicien (masculine) Ponote, anicienne (feminine)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43157 /43000
Elevation	600–888 m (1,969–2,913 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Puy-en-Velay (French pronunciation: [lə pɥi ɑ̃ vəlɛ] ^ⓘ, literally Le Puy in Velay; Occitan: Lo Puèi de Velai [lu ˈpœj ðə vəˈlaj]) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.

Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its cathedral, for a kind of lentil, for its lace-making,^[3] as well as for being the origin of the Chemin du Puy, one of the principal origin points of the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela in France. In 2017, the commune had a population of 18,995.