Merthyr Vale (Welsh: Ynysowen or Ynyswen) is a linear village in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the River Taff. The name is also given to a community which includes the villages of Aberfan on the opposite side of the Taff, Mount Pleasant and the village of Merthyr Vale itself.