Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay | |
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 The main square in Saint-Didier-en-Velay | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Didier-en-Velay  | |
  Saint-Didier-en-Velay  Saint-Didier-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′11″N 4°16′32″E / 45.3031°N 4.2756°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux |
| Canton | Deux Rivières et Vallées |
| Intercommunality | Loire-Semène |
| Area 1 | 25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | 3,500 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43177 /43140 |
| Elevation | 640–924 m (2,100–3,031 ft) (avg. 835 m or 2,740 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Didier-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. In the church of Saint Didier, there is one of the most impressive painting of the well known Spanish painter Zurbaran.
See also
Notable people
- Claude-Jean Allouez
- Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon (1667–1742), sculptor and architect
References
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