Velay mountains
{{Short description|Mountain range in France}}
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| photo_caption = Location map of Velay mountains in the Massif Central.
| elevation = {{Convert|1753|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} at Mont Mézenc
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| location = Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
| range = Massif Central
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The Velay mountains are the mountain ranges located in the former French province of Velay. They are situated in the eastern two-thirds of the Haute-Loire department, in the southern part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and in the east-central part of the Massif Central.
Geography
Velay has three main mountain ranges:{{Cite book |last=Chafchafi |first=Ahmed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hh6a5vwVrzoC |title=Le Velay septentrional: morphogenèse et morphostructure |date=1997 |publisher=Université de Saint-Etienne |isbn=978-2-86272-106-4 |language=fr}}{{Cite book |last=Joanne |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0tE-AQAAMAAJ |title=Dictionnaire géographique et adminisratif de la France ...: pub. sous la direction de Paul Joanne ... |date=1896 |publisher=Hachette et cie |pages=2591 |language=fr}}
- The Devès massif, located in the west and south of Velay and in the center of the Haute-Loire department;
- The Meygal, a volcanic massif located in the east;
- The Mézenc massif, which borders the Ardèche department and is only partially located in Velay.
File:Saint-Maurice-de-Roche, panorama vers les Monts du Vélay.jpg towards the Velay mountains.]]
