Vals-près-le-Puy (French pronunciation: [vals pʁɛ lə pɥi], lit.

'Vals near Le Puy'; Occitan: Val delh Puèi), is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

The town is located in the valley of the river Dolaizon.

It forms the South-West border of Le Puy-en-Velay and its highest point is Mount Ronzon (850 m).

The commune is twinned with Aielo de Malferit, (Spain).