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	LE PUY - LoveToKnow Article on LE PUY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Le Puy rises in the form of an amphitheatre from a height of 2050 ft. above sea-level upon Mont Anis, a hill that divides the left bank of the Dolzon from the right bank of the Borne (a rapid stream joining the Loire 3 m.
		Le Puy is the seat of a bishopric, a prefect and a court of assizes, and has tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a board of trade arbitration, a chamber of commerce, and a branch of the Bank of France.
		Le Puy sent the flower of its chivalry to the Crusades in 1096, and Raymond dAiguille, called dAgiles, one of its sons, was their historian.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LE/LE_PUY.htm (1876 words)

	ALAIN RENE LE SAGE - LoveToKnow Article on ALAIN RENE LE SAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rhuys was a legal district, and Claude le Sage, the father of the novelist, held the united positions of advocate, notary and registrar of its royal court.
		Le Traitre puni and Le Point d'honneur from the former, Don Felix de Mendoce from the latter, were acted or published in the first two or three years of the i8th century.
		Les Andelys is the seat of a sub-prefect and of a tribunal of first instance, has a preparatory infantry school; it carries on silk milling, and the manufacture of leather, organs and sugar.
	43.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LE/LE_SAGE_ALAIN_RENE.htm (2855 words)

	Encyclopedia: Le Puy-en-Velay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Le Puy-en-Velay or Le Puy is a commune of south-central France, pr fecture (capital) of the Haute-Loire d partement.
		Le Puy is famous for a particula strain of green lentils, for its lace-making, and for its green liqueur, Verveine," flavored with verbena.
		Le Puy is twinned with the town of Tonbridge, England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Le-Puy_en_Velay (593 words)

	Le Puy-en-Velay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Le Puy was a major (The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop) bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary.
		Le Puy is famous for a particula strain of green lentils, for its lace-making, and for its green liqueur, Verveine," flavored with (Any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers) verbena.
		Le Puy is twinned with the town of (Click link for more info and facts about Tonbridge) Tonbridge, (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/le_puy-en-velay1.htm (537 words)

	The Catholic Encyclopedia - Diocese of Le Puy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The territory of the ancient Diocese of Le Puy, suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, was united with the Diocese of Saint-Flour and became a diocese again in 1823.
		After him, Le Puy was visited by Philip the Bold in 1282, by Philip the Fair in 1285, by Charles VI in 1394, by Charles VII in 1420, and by the mother of Blessed Joan of Arc in 1429.
		Gelasius II, Callistus II, Innocent II and Alexander III visited Le Puy to pray, and with the visit of one of these popes must be connected the origin of the great jubilee which is granted to Our Lady of Le Puy whenever Good Friday falls on 25 March, the Feast of the Annunciation.
	jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Catholic_Encyclopedia/09185b.htm (1993 words)

	LE BEAU NOM DE DUPUIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Puy of Tournai started in 1375 <puys>> seven years after the laying of the foundation for the church of Saint-Jacques de Tournai.
		The" Puis of the Lovers" was an assembly of poets.
		The word puy comes from the latin podium, terrace, in general a high place, hillock: the greek podion means little foot from the word pous of the genitive podos (in latin pes, pedis) foot and foot of the mountain.
	ourworld.cs.com /raymdupuis/thebeautifulname.html (1687 words)

	Le Puy-en-Velay : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Le Puy-en-Velay (usually shortened to Le Puy) is one of the most extraordinary sights in France.
		Le Puy today is a provincial city of steep cobblestone streets with lots of rather shabby buildings (many of which are being restored).
		In France, Le Puy is defined as the capital of lentils.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/lepuy-en-velay/0636010001.html (317 words)

	Others shrines in France : Le Puy-en-Velay
		Le Puy en Velay Loudes aerodrome at 10 mn from Le Puy.
		A santuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built in Le Puy en Velay as far back as the Early Middle Ages.
		An important town from an artistic and cultural point of view a congress and meeting centre, situated at the heart of a region of wide open spaces, Le Puy en Velay is an ideal starting point to discover a region which offers a wide range of leisure activities in the heart of the countryside.
	www.lourdes-fr.com /autres_sanctuaires/Alepuy.htm (587 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on France at Epinions.com
		Arrival in Le Puy itself was as dramatic as the long journey through the region.
		When I look back on my photographs of Le Puy, they are dominated by the gargoyle-like figures that ornamented the centuries old buildings, and their iron details.
		One other intangible benefit to travel to Le Puy, and for that matter anywhere in France, is that there are theaters which play American movies in their original version (designated V.O.) with French subtitles.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-5D8D-F53F71-394BE3C8-prod1 (927 words)

	Overview: the le Puy route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There is snow in the Aubrac and the Pyrenees in winter and early spring, the central part of the route is extremely hot in summer and it can rain torrentially in the Basque country in the spring.
		Le Chemin de St-Jacques du Velay aux Pyrénées, by J-P Siréjol and Louis Laborde-Balen, Rando Editions/FFRP, 2004.
		Le Puy to the Pyrenees, by Alison Raju (Pilgrim Guides to the Roads through France #3), Confraternity of St. James.
	www.csj.org.uk /route-le-puy.htm (577 words)

	PetersNet: Zsolt Aradi, Le Puy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The image of the Black Madonna of Le Puy is an almost exact replica of the ancient one, which had been dragged about during a mock trial at the time of the French Revolution.
		Le Puy thus claims to be the most ancient shrine of Our Lady in the world.
		Le Puy never lost its medieval atmosphere, which is expressed not only through the magnificent setting of its age-old buildings and the cathedral, but through the same powerful faith brought to this site by the pilgrims.
	www.petersnet.net /browse/2984.htm (1036 words)

	Puy-en-Velay, Le on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Atop a lesser, needle-shaped rock is the Romanesque Church of St. Michel d'Aiguilhe, and at its foot is an 11th-century chapel.
		Christianity, humanism and myth: problems of interpretation in Sartre's Bariona ou le fils du tonnerre.
		Les sept coéquipiers de Kivilev franchissant mercredi la ligne Les sept coéquipiers de Kivilev sont arrivés une cinquantai.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p/puyenv1el.asp (730 words)

	Organic Planet - Our Products - Du Puy Lentils
		Du Puy lentils are named after Le Puy in Auvergne, in the center of France.
		Le Puy lentils have a delicate taste, a fine green skin with steel blue speckles.
		Du Puy lentils are now grown in limited quantities also in the State of Washington in the USA.
	www.organic-planet.com /products/f_Du_Puy_Lentils.html (121 words)

	Le Puy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Le Puy is the name, or part of the name, of several communes in France:
		Le Puy, in the Doubs département (INSEE 25474)
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Le_Puy (122 words)

	Meeting Friends in our Travels
		Our trip from Lyon to Le Puy was graced by a pleasant conversation with an English speaking French woman who taught English in the school and by two young French women who are both studying English in Lyon and lived in Le Puy.
		The mother of one is a lace maker in Le Puy, making bobbin lace, which is the same method Pam makes some of her lace.
		Juliette is the young woman we met on the train to Le Puy.
	savvytraveler.publicradio.org /show/letters/2000/20000219/1.shtml (1298 words)

	Le Puy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Le Puy, built by faith of men, is a city of international renown: it was a departure point on the route to Santiago de Compostela, and its cathedral and Hôtel-Dieu are on UNESCO's list of humanity's world heritage.
		A cultural town of human proportions (21,000 inhabitants), Le Puy is the hub of an urban area of 60,000 people, an important centre for administration, commerce, education, culture and sport.
		By train: Le Puy is served by numerous direct links.
	www.auvergnecongres.com /UK/html/le_puy.htm (361 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Vaneau, Pierre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From 1680 or 1681 he was in the service of Armand de Béthune (1635–1703), Bishop of Le Puy, to whose collection of drawings and engravings he probably had access.
		Crozatier and Trésor A. Rélig.) and in the decoration of the Chapelle St Maurice, Le Puy (1687, destr.; fragments Le Puy, Trésor A. Rélig.).
		He also executed church furnishings, such as the pulpit and organ-case (1690 and 1692) in Le Puy Cathedral, and the carved altarpiece (1693) in the church of St Julien, Brioude.
	www.artnet.com /library/08/0878/T087858.asp (282 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: François, Guy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There are two signed and dated paintings of 1619, both in Le Puy: the Virgin of the Rosary in St Laurent and a Crucifixion with Two Marys and St John in the church of the Collège; the former church also has François’s the Incredulity of St Thomas.
		At some point between 1623 and 1626 he was in Toulouse; he is recorded again in Le Puy in 1627–8, 1636 and 1638.
		His style is similar to that of Caravaggio, tempered with the influence of Guido Reni and Carlo Saraceni, whose studios he must have frequented in Rome: the influence of Saraceni is particularly evident in the gentle lighting of his paintings, as well as in the female facial types and the focus on anecdotal detail.
	www.artnet.com /library/02/0296/T029693.asp (420 words)

	Backpack45 - Via Podensis - The Camino de Santiago from Le Puy in France
		After finding the trail again, we realized that the 12 foot high poles crossing the field were guides to the trail for cross country skiers to follow, but the poles had no waymarks on them.
		Put in Paris and Le Puy, and it will route you all the way to Le Puy thru a train connection in St. Etienne or a slower connection thru Brioude (transferring to a bus) buses are part of the train system, and they say busses will wait if train is late.
		Lots of edge of road walking - maybe 70% of the time?, whereas Le Puy to Figeac was mostly trail walking and not so much farmland.
	www.backpack45.com /camino2p3.html (1899 words)

	Cathedral of Notre Dame, Le Puy, France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Crowning the summit of Mount Corneille in the Auvergne region of central France, the cathedral of Notre Dame in Le Puy is one of Europe's oldest, most famous and most beautiful pilgrimage shrines.
		Nothing is known of the people who erected this stone nor of the manner in which it was used, yet the mysterious stone was to play a decisive role in the development of Le Puy as a Christian pilgrimage site.
		The city of Le Puy has additional pilgrimage shrine that was much visited during medieval times.
	sacredsites.com /europe/france/le_puy.html (559 words)

	Le Puy Lace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Le Puy lace from central France was a very fashionable export lace in the mid 19th century.
		The handmade, delicate bobbin lace was usually made with fl thread in silk or cotton.
		This collection of Le Puy most likely adorned an 1850s or early 1860s ball gown or afternoon dress.
	www.antique-fashion.com /1353.htm (162 words)

	AllRefer.com - Puy-en-Velay, Le, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Puy-en-Velay, Le, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Le Puy-en-Velay is the center of an old lace industry, as well as traditional brewing and leather industries.
		It was an old capital of Velay and an episcopal see from the 6th cent.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/PuyenVel.html (267 words)

	Le Puy-en-Velay : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		Le Puy is the historic center of the French lace industry; you'll find lace shops on every block.
		But to be assured of handmade authenticity, look for the words DENTELLE DU PUY.
		Under a 1931 local government ordinance, the display of this mark is a privilege reserved for the real thing.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/lepuy-en-velay/0636010029.html (157 words)

	Velay on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Le Puy-en-Velay, the chief city and ancient capital (see Puy-en-Velay, Le), is set in a fertile basin.
		The region was held in turn by the counts of Toulouse and the English rulers of Aquitaine and was united with the French crown by Louis VIII in the 13th cent.
		Relations sexuelles avec une élève: 6 mois avec sursis pour le professeur
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/V/Velay.asp (563 words)

	SRFN Miscellany: Postcards from Le Puy
		They come from a series produced by "Édition d'Art Léon Margerit, Le Puy"; quite a large series if the numbers are anything to go by.
		They were sent together, presumably in a covering envelope (there are no stamps or postmarks) by two people on holiday at Le Puy in Central France, to an English friend.
		The little song on the back is a regional dance tune and is played on the viol * which the old man has on his lap.
	www.folk-network.com /miscellany/france/postcards.html (229 words)

	WVU in Vendée
		Since she and her husband Pascal (right, in the Pittsburgh Steelers cap) had not visited le Puy du Fou, they join us today taking advantage of this chance before moving away from the Loire Valley to the Valley of the Rhine.
		The facade on the right is in fact a replica of the facade of the "new" castle of Le Puy du Fou, a Renaissance style typical of old Vendée in its use of red brick instead of the white "tuffeau" used further up the Loire Valley.
		The site of Le Puy is exceptional in that is has ruins from both periods, a medival castle razed by the English in the early 1400's and a Renaissance castle partially destroyed in the Vendée Wars of 1793.
	www.as.wvu.edu /~mlasting/wvuv2000/2000-06-30.htm (1361 words)

	Overview: Geneva to le Puy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is therefore not a historic route but a bridging service between two points, a means of walking from Geneva to Le Puy-en-Velay on quiet, waymarked forest tracks, old lanes, footpaths and minor roads.
		Campsites in several places along the route, where it is also often possible to hire a caravan for the night.
		Rather solitary route where you are not likely to meet many other pilgrims at present though people living along the way report seeing at least one every day in the period April-September.
	www.csj.org.uk /route-geneva.htm (528 words)

	Amazon.com: The Way of st James: Le Puy to Santiago : A Walker's Guide: Books: Alison Raju (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It's abbreviations such as L for left, R for right, etc. make it terse and not smooth reading, but it saves on total book size, and weight is important to the Camino walker.
		This book may be usefull if you walk all the way from St. Jean or Le Puy, but I doubt that.
		I walked from Astorga to Santiago 7/2001 and had this book with me, but found it quite useless and outdated and I was not the only one with this opinion in the camino (my book was printed in 2000).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1852842717?v=glance (943 words)

	Le Chai de la Paleine, 10 place Jules Raimbault, 49260 Le Puy Notre Dame, Maine-et-Loire, Western Loire, France, from ...
		Le Chai de la Paleine, 10 place Jules Raimbault, 49260 Le Puy Notre Dame, Maine-et-Loire, Western Loire, France, from Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay, French Hotels, Châteaux and Other Places
		Despite doing all the restoration in a 19th-century bourgeois manor house, opening a new hotel in the old wine warehouse (chai) and having five children under 15, Caroline and Philippe are unfailingly relaxed...
		You can read more about Le Chai de la Paleine in the Special Places to Stay guide to French Hotels, Châteaux and Other Places.
	www.specialplacestostay.com /search/display.php?FileID=fh6683 (230 words)

	HPV week in Haute-Loire
		Its houses are built on semicircular terraces at the foot of what remains of an old castle.
		Allègre is situated 15 miles away from Le Puy-en-Velay and about 10 miles from La Chaise-Dieu.
		The train from St-Etienne to Le Puy goes along the river Loire and is very scennic.
	www.ihpva.org /chapters/france/rando/allegre/allegre_gb.htm (1256 words)

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