Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay (French pronunciation: [lə pɥiɑ̃vəlɛ]; Occitan: Lo Puèi de Velai [lu ˈpœj ðə vəˈlaj]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire depairtment in sooth-central Fraunce near the Loire river.
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  Le Puy-en-Velay Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates: 45°02′39″N 3°53′09″E / 45.0442°N 3.8858°ECoordinates: 45°02′39″N 3°53′09″E / 45.0442°N 3.8858°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Depairtment | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | 5 cantons |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Laurent Wauquiez (UMP) |
| Area 1 | 16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 19,976 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43157 /43000 |
| Elevation | 600–888 m (1,969–2,913 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |