Le Puy-en-Velay

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Le Puy-en-Velay, France

Le Puy-en-Velay

Read Next

Battle of Fleurus (June 16, 1794), the most significant battle in the First Coalition phase of the French Revolutionary Wars; by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 19th century.

What Led to France’s Reign of Terror?

Discover

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

Happy, smiling, flying pig

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Aspirin pills.

7 Drugs that Changed the World

Le Puy-en-Velay: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Le Puy-en-Velay, France

Le Puy-en-Velay

See All Images →

Topics

Paris Marseille Lyon Strasbourg Nice Bordeaux Toulouse Calais Lille Avignon

Quiz

Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

Guess the City by Its River Quiz