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County of Velay Comtat del Velai (in Occitan) Comté du Velay (in French) | |||||||||
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1142–1790 | |||||||||
![]() In red, the modern territory of Haute-Loire (most of it was former Velay) within France | |||||||||
Capital | Le Puy-en-Velay | ||||||||
Common languages | Occitan, French | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism, Calvinism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1142 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1790 | ||||||||
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Today part of | France |
Velay (French pronunciation: [vəlɛ] ) is a historical area of France situated in the east Haute-Loire département and southeast of Massif Central.