Lavaudieu
Lavaudieu (French pronunciation: [lavodjø]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Senouire, which flows west through the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 242 | — |
| 1975 | 229 | −0.79% |
| 1982 | 237 | +0.49% |
| 1990 | 238 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 225 | −0.62% |
| 2009 | 224 | −0.04% |
| 2014 | 234 | +0.88% |
| 2020 | 250 | +1.11% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Sights
- Romanesque Lavaudieu Abbey, otherwise Lavaudieu Priory (Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu), built by St Robert, the first abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, in the 11th century, which was at first a Benedictine priory, and later a house of secular canonesses from the Auvergnat nobility. It was raised to the status of abbey in 1719.