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Vazeilles-Limandre
Vazeilles-Limandre
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vazeilles-Limandre
	Vazeilles-Limandre Vazeilles-Limandre
	Coordinates: 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	Saint-Paulien
Intercommunality	CA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Tafin
Area 1	11.72 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population (2022)	265
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Vazeilles-Limandre (French pronunciation: [vazɛj limɑ̃dʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France in the region Auvergne.

Etymology

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

Vazeilles-Limandre is located at about 20 kilometres northwest of Puy-en-Velay and 30 kilometres southeast of Brioude.

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

In addition, 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 in 969. They present Vazeilles as a "villa" depending on the vicar area of Saint-Paulien.