Saint-Didier-en-Velay (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ didje ɑ̃ vəlɛ], literally Saint-Didier in Velay; Occitan: Sant Desdèir de La Seuva) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.[2]

Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Didier-en-Velay
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Coordinates: 45°18′11″N 4°16′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Deux Rivières et Vallées
Intercommunality	Loire-Semène
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Salgado
Area 1	25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	3,451
• 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.

Population

Sights

In the church of Saint Didier, there is an impressive Spanish Baroque painting of Mary Magdalene which has been attributed to Murillo or Zurbarán.[3] It is most likely a 17th century copy of a painting by Murillo.[4]

Personalities

• Claude-Jean Allouez
• Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon (1667–1742), sculptor and architect

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

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