Blesle

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

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Blesle grew around a convent for women founded in the 9th century by Ermengarde, Countess of Auvergne and mother of William the Pious, who founded Cluny. Its abbey church of Saint-Pierre still stands, and its treasury keeps Notre-Dame du Cheylat, a 13th-century Virgin in majesty. The village lies in Haute-Loire, close to the Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme borders.

Highlights

The former abbey church of Saint-Pierre
Notre-Dame du Cheylat, a 13th-century Virgin in majesty in the church treasury
The story of Countess Ermengarde's 9th-century convent

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Blesle (FR), Blesle (EN), Blesle (IT)), Wikivoyage (Blesle). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 611

Things to see

Tour aux vingt angles (FR)
Église Saint-Martin de Blesle (FR)
Église Saint-Pierre de Blesle (FR)
Église Saint-Sébastien de Bousselargues (FR)
Maison Blanc du Bos (FR)
Maison de la Rodde (FR)
Maison du bailliage de Blesle (FR)
Maison romane de Blesle (FR)

Events through the year

Festivalet Music and arts · May
Apéros Musique Music and arts · AugustFestival of eclectic music, held since 2002

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Blesle). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Panorama des festivals, Ministère de la Culture, updated 2025-08-27 (Licence Ouverte 2.0).