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Vézelay (French:) is a commune in the department of Yonne in the north-central French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is a defensible hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and its 11th-century Romanesque Basilica of St Magdalene are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Vézelay est une commune française située dans le département de l' Yonne, en région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté .
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Vezelay, one of the 'most beautiful villages of France', is 50 kilometres south of Auxerre in Burgundy and on the edge of the Morvan Regional Park. In addition to being listed among the 'most beautiful villages of France', Vézelay and the basilica are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Vézelay, the "eternal hill", has retained intact the landscape qualities of the site where its abbey was founded in the Early Middle Ages. It is dominated by the abbey church, the existence and activity of which gave rise to the town which ends at the foot of the slope.
Vézelay, village, Yonne département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, north-central France. The village lies on a hill on the left bank of the Cure River. Its history is tied to its great Benedictine abbey, which was founded in the 9th century under the influence of Cluny.
Vézelay is a small town in Burgundy, a region of France which is southeast of Paris and north of Lyon . Understand [ edit] The town of Vézelay (less than 500 inhabitants) is associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. For centuries, pilgrims departed from this town or passed through it during their pilgrimage.
