Puy
LE, or LE PUY-EN-VELAY, a town of France (department Haute- Loire). It consists of the new town in a valley and the old town, this latter one of the most picturesque in France. The town of Le Puy stands on the steep slopes of Mount Anis (2,050 feet), from the summit of which starts up precipitously the basaltic mass called Mont Corneille, crowned by a colossal figure (53 feet) of the Virgin, made of Russian cannon cathedral (6th-12th century). Lace and thread work are manufactured. Pop. about 22,500.