Saint-Paulien (Haute-Loire)

Saint-Paulien is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Loire and the area Auvergne.

Geography

History

The various names of this city were:

Ruessio. - Celtic
Ruessium - Gallo-Roman
Vellava - episcopal City, at the end of the Roman domination
Civitas Vetula after the translation of évêché in Puy.

Holy Paulien after last devastations of Norman and the construction of the current city.

Antiquity

IIe front century J. - C.: The people of the Vellaves settle in current the Velay. Vellaves ( Vellavi in Latin), whose name would mean “ Montagnards ” or “ Those which dominate ” and which Jules César qualifies fighters, belong to the Confederation of the Arvernes ( Velauni which sub imperio Arvernorum ess consueverant written César). They build to them Oppidum on the plate which dominates the castle of Rochelambert and overhangs the rivers Borne and Gazeille. They name this place Ruessio (or Reuessione ).

IVe century: The capital of the Vellaves is tranférée of Ruessio with Anicium (the Puy-en-Velay).

the Middle Ages

Of the Ve century with the VIIIe century: Ruessio is famous Civitas Vetula ( the old city) then Saint-Paulien .

modern Time

contemporary Time

January 1794 at March 1795: The commune is named Vélaune by the revolutionists.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

parish church Saint-Georges (Romance time)

Gallo-Roman museum

Gallo-Roman vestiges

- Vestiges given to the museum of Puy: A Jupiter-Seropis head, with the modum, out of calcareous alabaster, of the vases lacrymatoires, the lamps and an amphora.

castle of the rochelambert

Personalities related to the commune

Pierre JULIEN (June 20th 1731 with Saint-Paulien - December 17th 1804 with Paris): Large sculptor. The king Louis XVI called it at his court and order of sculptures of great men of France placed to him. The school of Saint-Paulien is called school Pierre Julien.

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