Le Puy-en-Velay

Le Puy-en-Velay (French pronunciation:, lit.'Le Puy in Velay'; Occitan: Lo Puèi de Velai, before 1988: Le Puy) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loiredepartment in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion 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, 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. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 18,540.