Lavaudieu is located 490 kms from Paris, 80 kms from Clermont-Ferrand and 10 kms east from Brioude, in the north-west of the Haute-Loire region.

If you drive from Clermont-Ferrand, take the motorway A75 in the direction of Montpellier then exit n°20 going to Le Puy-en-Velay / Vergongeon / Brioude.

Follow the direction to Brioude ( 70 kms).
At the roundabout : take the fifth exit (road N588).

1 km farther, you have a second roundabout, take the second exit (road D20) towards Fontannes (5 kms).

Drive across Fontannes and 1 km farther, take the road D203 on your right to enter Lavaudieu.

 
         
 

 

If you drive from Lyon, you have 190 kms to do to get to Lavaudieu.

Take the motorway A47 towards Saint-Etienne / Saint-Chamond.

At Saint Chamond, take the exit going to Le Puy-en-Velay (road N88).

You have 55 kms to do from LePuy-enVelay towards Brioude (road N102).

Turn right after the village of Paulhaget to get to Lavaudieu.

 
If all these indications seem a little bit daunting to you, don't worry! Follow the signs on the road around Brioude : the direction of Lavaudieu is very well indicated.