Vieille-Brioude (French pronunciation: [vjɛj bʁijud], literally Old Brioude; Occitan: Vièlha Briude) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
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Pont de Vieille-Brioude is located in France, crossing the river Allier. It is a masonry arch bridge with a span of 45 metres that was built in 1832.
The predecessor of this bridge on the same site was probably built in 1479 and had a span of 54 metres, making it the longest existing arch span for some three hundred years. The bridge was ordered by local resident Lady de Dombes and built by Grenier and Estone similar to how Pont Grand was later built. The completion of the bridge was delayed for years because of some controversy. The bridge was too narrow, and its approaches were too steep to be used by carts. It collapsed on 27 March 1822, at 6 am.
Before any stone bridge had been built on this site, there was a wooden bridge.
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Fontannes is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
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The canton of Brioude is an administrative division of the Haute-Loire department, south-central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Brioude.
It consists of the following communes:
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The Basilica of Saint-Julian of Brioude is a basilica of the Auvergne Romanesque style located in the territory of the French commune of Brioude, in the department of Haute-Loire in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is classified as a historic monument, and is one of only a small number of churches in France, excluding cathedrals, to have the top three-star ranking from Michelin.