Le Puy-en-Velay’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 14

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Last updated: October 10, 2025

Lac du Bouchet

Lac du Bouchet is a magnificent body of water suitable for swimming and walking. Indeed a landscaped path goes around it.

On its southern part there is a beach and …

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Le Puy-en-Velay Historic Center

Le Puy-en-Velay is quite an incredible city. Granite and lava stones are everywhere. Several religious buildings, such as the huge statue of Notre-Dame de France and the church of Saint …

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Bonnefont Spring

A somewhat inconspicuous stone house can be found here, which houses the mineral water source. It was used until 1914, but was then forgotten until it was restored by a …

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Passage Under the Basalt Flow

A small path of about a hundred meters allows you to pass under the basalt flow through what looks like a cave, and to observe the rock up close. The …

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La Durande Summit

La Durande is located in the Devès massif at an altitude of 1,300 meters. This summit offers beautiful panoramas.

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Montjoie Viewpoint

This place is at an altitude of 722 m. From here you can see the cathedral of Le-Puy-en-Velay, the impressively beautiful Saint-Michel chapel on a 90 m high volcanic needle …

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Lac de Saint-Front

From the lake of Saint-Front born the Gagne, one of the many tributaries of the Loire. This lake is a maar. It owes its existence to a violent volcanic explosion. …

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Malaguet Lake Beach

Lac de Malaguet is an artificial lake created and exploited by man since the Middle Ages. Today it is a Regional Nature Reserve.

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Basalt organ of Queyrières

Impressive basalt organ, on which the small village of Queyrières is leaned. It is possible to go around the rock.

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Suc de Bartou

The Suc de Bartou and the Rocher de Costaros are two small mountains neighboring each other, culminating at almost 1,000 meters and resulting from strong volcanic activity.

The small mountains are clearly visible from the village of Chamalières-sur-Loire.

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The Top 14 Natural Monuments around Le Puy-en-Velay

Lac du Bouchet

Le Puy-en-Velay Historic Center

Bonnefont Spring

Passage Under the Basalt Flow

La Durande Summit

Montjoie Viewpoint

Lac de Saint-Front

Malaguet Lake Beach

Basalt organ of Queyrières

Suc de Bartou

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