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39-492: Charles Alexandre Dupuy ( French: [ʃaʁl dypɥi] ; 5 November 1851 – 23 July 1923) was a French statesman, three times prime minister. He was born in Le Puy-en-Velay , Haute-Loire , Auvergne , where his father was a minor official. After a period as a professor of philosophy in the provinces, he was appointed a school inspector, thus obtaining a practical acquaintance with the needs of French education. In 1885 he

78-767: A Unesco World Heritage Site since 1998, as part of the " Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ". Fountain Crozatier is also a noted site in the centre of the town. Le-Puy-en-Velay is twinned with: Le Puy is famous for a particular strain of green lentils and for its green liqueur " Verveine " flavored with verbena . The lentils, grown on the thin soils of the area, are very small and almost black in colour. Their unique quality and flavour derive from their high protein and relatively low carbohydrate content. They are widely used in soups and also to accompany goose, duck and sausage dishes. Le Puy green lentil (Lentille Verte du Puy)

117-535: A carpenter named Durandus, formed a conspiratio (sworn association) called the Capuciati (because of the white hoods they wore as a sign of their conspiratio). They challenged seigneurial dominance in a short-lived attempt at reformation. The Christianization legends of Mons Anicius relate that at the request of Bishop Martial of Limoges , Bishop Evodius/Vosy ordered an altar to the Virgin Mary to be erected on

156-508: A form of social insurance through a mutual fund for miners' welfare and retirement, while a law passed in November 1894 introduced the Credit Agricole mutualist savings bank for farmers. In addition, a law passed that same month set out the role of the state-owned Caisse des depots "in the construction and management of subsidised housing". In view of the apparent likelihood that the judges of

195-464: A legendary list of bishops at this chief town of the pays of Le Velay: Macarius, Marcellinus, Roricius, Eusebius, Paulianus, and Vosy (Evodius), all of them canonized by local veneration. The Gaulish settlement of Ruessium/Vellavorum was given its Christianizing name, Saint-Paulien, from Bishop Paulianus. A bishop Evodius attended the Council of Valence in 374. In the early 1180s peasants of Le Puy, led by

234-548: A touch of Saint Peter 's staff. The expanding legend of this St. George, which, according to the Church historian Louis Duchesne is not earlier than the 11th century, then makes that saint one of the seventy disciples of the Gospel of Luke . It tells that he founded the church of the [civitas] que dicitur Vetula in pago Vellavorum , the city "called Vetula in the pays of the Vellavii "

273-433: Is an annual event held for five days in late September, during which the attendants reenact a Renaissance style living, showcasing costumes, culinary traditions and spectacles inspired by the 16th century. Velay Julius Caesar mentioned the vellavi as the subordinate of the arverni . Strabon suggested that they might have made secession from the arverni and Ptolemy located them as vellauni . The country

312-624: Is an appellation recognised throughout the European Union ( Protected Designation of Origin ). The town holds a jubilee in years when the feast of the Annunciation falls on Good Friday . The Jubilee of Le Puy (see Jubilé du Puy-en-Velay in the French Misplaced Pages ) occurred last in 2005 and 2016, but the next occurrence will not be until 2157. The Jubilee of Le Puy is the oldest aside from those of Rome and Jerusalem, taking its original cue from

351-548: Is close to a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen system but still remains oceanic (Cfb) due to its coldest month, slightly above freezing on average. The city is prone to mountain cold in winter, with at least four months with average lows below freezing and frequent snowfall, like in Saint-Étienne in the neighbouring department of Loire . Summers are pleasantly warm, with quite hot days and cool nights. On

390-563: Is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region 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 . In 2021,

429-442: Is well delimited by natural obstacles: Allier river in the south, Mount Boutières and Mézenc in the east, and Devès massif in the west. Devès has Celtic toponyms clearly suggesting an antic border (Fix from finis ; la Durande from Gaulish Equiranda meaning frontier). No explanation concerning the toponym, except 19th century naïve scholastic ones that connected the name to PIE root wel (land of "well ... people") or even to

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468-765: The Holy Land , he gave the cathedral an ebony image of the Blessed Virgin clothed in gold brocade. She is one of the many dozens of venerable " Black Virgins " of France. It was destroyed during the Revolution, but replaced at the Restoration with a copy that continues to be venerated. 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 Isabelle Romée ,

507-549: The commune had a population of 18,629. Le Puy-en-Velay was a major bishopric by the early period of medieval France . Its foundation is largely legendary. According to a martyrology compiled by Ado of Vienne , published in many copies in 858, and supplemented in the mid-10th century by Gauzbert of Limoges, a priest named George accompanied a certain Front, the first Bishop of Périgueux , when they were sent to proselytize in Gaul . Front

546-466: The 5th of March 2005, the temperature dipped to −22 °C. Le Puy-en-Velay's most striking attraction is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy , dating chiefly from the first half of the 12th century. The façade, striped in courses of white sandstone and black volcanic breccia, is reached by a flight of sixty steps, and consists of three orders, the lowest composed of three high arcades opening into

585-478: The 7th century founded a hospital at the gates of the basilica, and St. Agrevius , the 7th-century martyr from whom the town of Saint-Agrève Chiniacum took its name, were really bishops. Duchesne thinks that the chronology of these early bishops rests on very little evidence and that very ill-supported by documents. Before the 10th century, only six individuals are known of whom it can be said with certainty that they were bishops of Le Puy. The first of these, Scutarius,

624-555: The 8th century, however, the stone, popularly known as the "stone of visions", was taken down and broken up. Its pieces were incorporated into the floor of a particular section of the church that came to be called the Chambre Angélique , or the "angels' chamber". It is impossible to say whether this St. Evodius is the same person who signed the decrees of the Council of Valence in 374. Neither can it be affirmed that St. Benignus, who in

663-871: The French Republic for three separate occasions during vacancies. In June 1900 Dupuy was elected senator for the Haute-Loire department. He was reelected on 7 January 1906 and 11 January 1920, holding office until his death on 23 July 1923. Changes [REDACTED]   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). " Dupuy, Charles Alexandre ". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 690. Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay ( French pronunciation: [lə pɥi ɑ̃ vəlɛ] , literally Le Puy in Velay ; Occitan : Lo Puèi de Velai [lu ˈpœj ðə vəˈlaj] , before 1988: Le Puy )

702-484: The chamber, threw a bomb at the president, and Dupuy's calm response --" Messieurs, la séance continue " – gained him much credit. In May 1894 he again became premier and minister of the interior; and he was at President Carnot 's side when Carnot was stabbed to death at Lyons in June. He then stood for the presidency, but was defeated, and his cabinet remained in office till January 1895; under this government, Alfred Dreyfus

741-486: The chamber, was construed as a fresh attempt to maintain the judgment of the first court-martial . In the interim, President Félix Faure (an anti-Dreyfusard) died, and the accession of Émile Loubet helped placate the public. The whole court of cassation decided that there must be a new court-martial, and Dupuy at once resigned (June 1899). Although none of Dupuy's presidential bids were successful, he served, due to his position as Prime Minister, as an Acting President of

780-450: The criminal division of the court of cassation—who formed the ordinary tribunal for such an appeal—would decide in favour of Dreyfus, it was thought that Dupuy's new cabinet would be strong enough to reconcile public opinion to such a result; but, to the surprise of outside observers, Dupuy proposed a law in the chamber transferring the decision to a full court of all the divisions of the court of cassation. This arbitrary act, though adopted by

819-463: The cupola at the crossing forming a lantern; the choir and transepts are barrel vaulted . The striking parti-colored cloister is connected to remains of 13th-century fortifications that separated the cathedral precincts from the rest of the city. Near the cathedral, the 11th-century baptistery of St John is built on Roman foundations. The iron statue of Notre-Dame de France (The Virgin Mary) overlooking

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858-510: The dolmen outlined the foundations of the future church. The Bishop was apprised in a vision that the angels themselves had dedicated the future cathedral to the Blessed Virgin, whence the epithet "Angelic" given to the cathedral of Le Puy. The great dolmen was left standing in the center of the Christian sanctuary, which was constructed around it; the stone was re-consecrated as the Throne of Mary. By

897-573: The legendary architect of the first cathedral, dates from the end of the 4th century according to an inscription that notes his name.. Adhemar, bishop of Le Puy was a central figure in the First Crusade . Pope Clement IV was also bishop of Le Puy. Though the ancient diocese was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 , it was re-erected in 1823. In February 1965, Le Puy absorbed the former commune Taulhac-près-le-Puy. Because of its altitude, Le Puy

936-402: The mother of Joan of Arc , in 1429. Louis XI made the pilgrimage in 1436 and 1475, and in 1476 halted three leagues from the city and walked barefoot to the cathedral. Charles VIII visited it in 1495, Francis I in 1533. The legendary ancient shrine on the summit of Mons Anicius, which drew so many, would seem to predate the founding of an early church of Our Lady of Le Puy at Anicium. It

975-510: The mythological Hel (“land or mountains of the hell” referring to the volcanic geology). In the early Middle Ages Velay was known as Pagus Vellaicus and was placed under the rule of the Duchy of Aquitaine , and followed the Auvergne destiny. The first mention of a county of Velay was in 1142. By the beginning of the 10th century, Le Puy-en-Velay had supplanted Ru-Essio ( Saint-Paulien ) as

1014-432: The pinnacle that surmounts Mont Anis. Some such beginning of the shrine Christianized the pagan site; it later became the altar site of the cathedral of Le Puy. This marked one starting-point or meeting-point for the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela , a walk of some 1600 km, as it still does today. The old town of Le Puy developed around the base of the cathedral. Pilgrims were early visitors to Le Puy, and it

1053-419: The porch, which extends beneath the first bays of the nave . Above it are three central windows that light the nave, and above them are three gables on the gable-end of the nave, flanked by two openwork screening gables. The south transept doorway is sheltered by a Romanesque porch. Behind the choir rises a separate Romanesque bell-tower in seven storeys. The bays of the nave are roofed by octagonal cupolas,

1092-512: The religious and administrative capital of the Velay. In 1162, Velay became an independent county, with its bishop as count reporting directly to the King. Velay was divided into eighteen baronies . From the mid 14th century it was part of Languedoc but kept its own States General until 1789. During the same period, it was a crossroads of pilgrimage trails. At the beginning of the 16th century, Velay

1131-479: The riders retraced their predecessors' route to Millau. Marino Lejarreta won the day. In 1996 the town again hosted two stages, stage 12 from Valence, won by Pascal Richard , and stage 13 to Super-Besse , won by Rolf Sørensen . Recently, Giuseppe Guerini won the stage from Issoire in 2005. Stage 15 of the 2017 Tour de France finished in Le Puy-en-Velay. It was won by Bauke Mollema of Trek-Segafredo . It

1170-455: The statement of a monk Bernhard who predicted the end of the world in 992 when the feast of the Annunciation would fall on Good Friday . The number of pilgrims to Le Puy was so remarkable that, after the dread date had safely passed, Pope John XV declared that each such date would be marked by a Jubilee. The first such anniversary occurred in 1065. In the Jubilee of 1407, the press of the crowd

1209-622: The town was designed by the French sculptor Jean-Marie Bonnassieux , and is made from 213 Russian cannons taken in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) . It was presented to the town on 12 September 1860 in front of 120,000 people. Three miles from Le Puy are the ruins of the Château de Polignac, one of the most important feudal strongholds. Each morning, pilgrims gather to be blessed before starting their journey to Santiago de Compostela. The cathedral has been

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1248-401: Was added to the list of the apostles to Gaul, who in tradition are described as being sent out to reorganize Christians after the persecutions that are associated with Decius , circa 250. As with others of the group, notably Saint Martial of Limoges , later mythology pushed the activities of Saint Front and the priest George back in time. It tells that George had been restored to life with

1287-509: Was arrested and condemned (23 December 1894). The progress of the Dreyfus Affair cast its shadow over Dupuy, along with other French " ministrables ," but in November 1898, after Henri Brisson had at last remitted the case to the judgment of the court of cassation, he formed a cabinet of Republican concentration. During Dupuy's time as prime minister, a number of progressive reforms were carried out. A law implemented in June 1894 introduced

1326-459: Was attributed to Bishop Vosy, who transferred the episcopal see from Ruessium to Anicium. Crowning the hill was a megalithic dolmen . A local tradition rededicated the curative virtue of the sacred site to Mary, who healed ailments when a person touched the standing stone. When the founding bishop Vosy climbed the hill, he found that it was snow-covered in July; in the snowfall the tracks of a deer around

1365-543: Was elected to the chamber as an Opportunist Republican. After acting as "reporter" of the budget for public instruction, he became minister for the department, in Alexandre Ribot 's cabinet, in 1892. In April 1893 he formed a ministry himself, taking as his office that of minister of the interior, but resigned at the end of November, and on 5 December was elected president of the chamber. During his first week of office an anarchist, Vaillant, who had managed to gain admission to

1404-453: Was how a document of 1004 termed it. This was what the settlement of Ruessium began to be called during the 4th century. Vetula means "the old woman", and pagans were still making small images of her as late as the 6th century in Flanders, according to the vita of Saint Eligius . This was the first cathedral at Le Puy. Following St. George the founder, later medieval local traditions evoke

1443-449: Was so great that two hundred pilgrims suffocated. Of three Jubilees in the 20th century, the Jubilee of 1932 attracted over 300,000 pilgrims. Le Puy has hosted the Tour de France on six occasions. In 1954, it was the finish town of stage 15, from Millau , which was won by Dominique Forlini. The next day, Jean Forestier won the race from Le Puy to Lyon . The race did not return until 1990, when

1482-705: Was the most popular destination in France during the Middle Ages. Charlemagne came twice, in 772 and 800. There is a legend that in 772, he established a foundation at the cathedral for ten poor canons ( chanoines de paupérie ), and he chose Le Puy, with Aachen and Saint-Gilles , as a center for the collection of Peter's Pence . Other notable medieval visitors to Le Puy were Charles the Bald in 877, Odo, count of Paris in 892, Robert II in 1029, and Philip Augustus in 1183. Louis IX met James I of Aragon here in 1245, and in 1254, when passing through Le Puy on his return from

1521-520: Was wealthy, but the religious wars ruined the country. Le Puy was ardently catholic but the extreme south east of Velay was deeply Protestant. It is still nowadays the most Protestant area of France. Velay ceased to exist after the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The department of Haute-Loire was created from the former county of Velay, on top of it a portion of Auvergne , Gévaudan and Vivarais are added. The first part of Travels with

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