Lavaudieu Explained
Lavaudieu |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Lavaudieu 43.svg |
Arrondissement: | Brioude |
Canton: | Brioude |
Mayor: | Pascal Piroux[1] |
Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.2636°N 3.4547°W |
Elevation M: | 550 |
Elevation Min M: | 438 |
Elevation Max M: | 727 |
Area Km2: | 17.54 |
Insee: | 43117 |
Postal Code: | 43100 |
Lavaudieu (in French pronounced as /lavodjø/) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Senouire, which flows west through the commune.
Sights
- Romanesque Lavaudieu Abbey, otherwise Lavaudieu Priory (Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu), built by St Robert, the first abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, in the 11th century,[2] which was at first a Benedictine priory, and later a house of secular canonesses from the Auvergnat nobility. It was raised to the status of abbey in 1719.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
- http://travel.viamichelin.com/web/Destination/France-Auvergne_Rhone_Valley-Lavaudieu/Tourist_Site-Lavaudieu_Abbey_cloisters- Michelin Guide review