Vazeilles-Limandre

Vazeilles-Limandre
A general view of Vazeilles-Limandre
Vazeilles-Limandre
Location within Auvergne region  Vazeilles-Limandre
Coordinates: 45°06′51″N 3°41′57″E / 45.1142°N 3.6992°ECoordinates: 45°06′51″N 3°41′57″E / 45.1142°N 3.6992°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton	Loudes
Government
• Mayor (2008)	Yves Tafin
Area^1	11.72 km^2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	249
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	43254 / 43320
Elevation	877–1,197 m (2,877–3,927 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vazeilles-Limandre is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France in the region Auvergne.

Appellations

Vazeilles-Limandre (Vallilias is meaning " little valley" or "petite vallée" in French) has been known under various names through the centuries.

The distinction between Vazeilles-bas and Vazeilles-haut appeared during the 14th Century.

Vazeilles-bas: Villa inferior de Vazellas (1342); Vazellas inferior (1459); Vaselhas Bassas (1538)

Vazeilles-haut: Villa superior de Vazelhas (1347); Vazehlas Sobeyranas (1457)

Parochia de Vasilis (1470)

Vazaleiz (1511).

Vazeilles on the Map of Cassini (about 1769).

Geography

• Location

Vazeilles-Limandre is a small village in the Haute-Loire (43) department, located at about twenty kilometres North-West from Puy-en-Velay and thirty kilometres South-East of Brioude.

• The burg and its hamlets

The village is split in two parts, Vazeilles-bas and Vazeilles-haut.

In addition to the burg, the commune consists of the hamlets of Beauregard, Fressanges, Limandre, Ninirolles and Sauzet.

History

The discovery of archeological remains in the location of the commune shows a human presence at this time.

The first written documents doing reference to Vazeilles are the archives of Brioude. They present Vazeilles as a "villa" depending of the vicar area of Saint-Paulien. It is in 969.

Demography

Historical population of Vazeilles-Limandre

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	232	263	259	224	202	211	249
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department