# Aveyron > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aveyron > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aveyron.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aveyron > Source revision: 1351655941 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Department in Occitania, France}} {{about|the French department}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Aveyron | native_name = {{native name|oc|Avairon}} | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = [Department](/source/Departments_of_France) | image_skyline = {{Photomontage|position=center | photo2a = Hotel Le Normant d'Ayssenes (1).jpg | photo3a = Aveyron River in Villefranche-de-Rouergue 05.jpg | photo4a = Village de Peyre vu depuis le Tarn.jpg | photo2b = Belcastel 4.jpg | photo1a = Panoramic sunset in Conques 02.jpg | size = 270 | spacing = 2 | color = #FFFFFF | border = 0 | foot_montage = }} | image_alt = | image_caption = From top down, left to right: [Conques](/source/Conques), prefecture building in [Rodez](/source/Rodez), Castle of [Belcastel](/source/Belcastel%2C_Aveyron), the river [Aveyron](/source/Aveyron_(river)) in [Villefranche-de-Rouergue](/source/Villefranche-de-Rouergue) and [Peyre](/source/Peyre%2C_Aveyron) | image_flag = Flag of Rouergue.svg | flag_alt = | image_shield = Blason comtes de Rodez.svg | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Aveyron-Position.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Aveyron in France | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|44|15|N|02|42|E|region:FR_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = France | subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_France) | subdivision_name1 = [Occitania](/source/Occitania_(administrative_region)) | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = [Prefecture](/source/Prefectures_in_France) | seat = [Rodez](/source/Rodez) | parts_type = [Subprefectures](/source/Subprefectures_in_France) | parts_style = para | p1 = [Millau](/source/Millau)
[Villefranche-de-Rouergue](/source/Villefranche-de-Rouergue) | government_footnotes = | leader_party = [UDI](/source/Union_of_Democrats_and_Independents) | leader_title = [President of the Departmental Council](/source/List_of_presidents_of_departmental_councils_(France)) | leader_name = [Arnaud Viala](/source/Arnaud_Viala){{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/601ef073-d986-4582-8e1a-ed14dc857fba|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}} | unit_pref = Metric | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = {{ref|area|1}} | area_total_km2 = 8735 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | population_total = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} | population_as_of = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes2}} | population_rank = [79th](/source/List_of_French_departments_by_population) | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | blank_name_sec1 = [Department number](/source/Departments_of_France) | blank_info_sec1 = 12 | blank_name_sec2 = [Arrondissements](/source/Arrondissements_of_France) | blank_info_sec2 = [3](/source/Arrondissements_of_the_Aveyron_department) | blank1_name_sec2 = [Cantons](/source/Cantons_in_France) | blank1_info_sec2 = [23](/source/Cantons_of_the_Aveyron_department) | blank2_name_sec2 = [Communes](/source/Communes_in_France) | blank2_info_sec2 = [285](/source/Communes_of_the_Aveyron_department) | timezone1 = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = {{note|area|1}} French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 }} '''Aveyron''' ({{IPA|fr|avɛʁɔ̃|lang|Fr-Aveyron-fr FR-Paris.ogg}}; {{langx|oc|Avairon}} {{IPA|oc|aβajˈɾu|}}) is a [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in the [region](/source/Regions_of_France) of [Occitania](/source/Occitania_(administrative_region)), [Southern France](/source/Southern_France). It was named after the river [Aveyron](/source/Aveyron_(river)). Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French.{{Cite web|url=https://www.habitants.fr/index.php|title=Le nom des habitants des communes de France - Habitants|website=www.habitants.fr}} The inhabitants of Aveyron's [prefecture](/source/Prefectures_in_France), [Rodez](/source/Rodez), are called ''Ruthénois'', based upon the first settlers in the area, the [Ruteni](/source/Ruteni). With an area of {{convert|8,735|km2}} and a population of 279,609 (2023), Aveyron is a largely rural department with a population density of {{convert|32|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. ==History== [[File:Ruteni coin 5th 1st century BCE.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[Ruteni](/source/Ruteni) coin, 5th–1st century BCE]] Aveyron is one of the [original 83 departments](/source/Departments_of_France) created during the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution) on 4 March 1790. The earliest known inhabitants of the region were the [Rutenii](/source/Rutenii) tribe, though the area was inhabited prior to their tenure. The department has many prehistoric monuments, including over a thousand [dolmen](/source/dolmen)s, the most of any department in France. thumb|left|upright|Victor of Aveyron in 1800 During the medieval and early modern periods, and until the 1790s, the territory included within Aveyron was a [province](/source/Provinces_of_France) known as [Rouergue](/source/Rouergue). In 1797, [Victor of Aveyron](/source/Victor_of_Aveyron) (a [feral child](/source/feral_child)) was found wandering the woods in the area. The story of Victor is told in the film ''[The Wild Child](/source/The_Wild_Child)''. In 1817, a local prosecutor, [Antoine Bernardin Fualdès](/source/Antoine_Bernardin_Fuald%C3%A8s), was assassinated. The sordid circumstances of his death, following which his body was found floating in the river Aveyron, led to the matter becoming publicised as a ''cause célèbre''. Recent studies have indicated that he met his end at the initiative of a right-wing royalist organisation known as the ''Chevaliers de la Foi'' (Knights of Faith).{{Cite book |last=Irving |first=Henry Brodribb |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaIVAAAAYAAJ |title=Occasional Papers Dramatic and Historical |publisher=Bickers and Sons |year=1906 |location=London |pages=185–227}} ===Heraldry=== {{Blazon-arms |img1=Blason comtes de Rodez.svg |legend1=Arms of Aveyron |text=The Arms of Aveyron are those of the province of [Rouergue](/source/Rouergue) and are blazoned as follows: '''Blazon:'''
''Gules, a lion rampant gardant in Or.'' }} == Geography == Aveyron is the centre of a triangle formed by the cities of [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse), [Clermont-Ferrand](/source/Clermont-Ferrand), and [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier). The department approximately follows the outline of the former province of [Rouergue](/source/Rouergue). It is the 5th largest department in metropolitan France in terms of area ({{convert|8735|km2|0|abbr=on}}). Its prefecture is [Rodez](/source/Rodez). The department comes under the jurisdiction of the [Academy of Toulouse](/source/Academy_of_Toulouse) and the Montpellier [Court of Appeal](/source/Court_of_Appeal_(France)). The [INSEE](/source/Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_des_%C3%A9tudes_%C3%A9conomiques) and Post Code is 12. Aveyron is located in the south of the [Massif Central](/source/Massif_Central). The highest point in the department is the summit of the ''[Signal de Mailhebiau](/source/Signal_de_Mailhebiau)'' at 1469m on the Plateau of [Aubrac](/source/Aubrac). The Aveyron department is divided into several natural regions such as the Grand Causses and Rougiers. Aveyron department consists of an ancient high rocky plateau of great geological diversity. The [Truyère](/source/Truy%C3%A8re), [Lot](/source/Lot_(river)), [Aveyron](/source/Aveyron_(river)), and [Tarn](/source/Tarn_(river)) rivers have carved a number of deep gorges. The department is surrounded by those of [Tarn](/source/Tarn_(department)), [Tarn-et-Garonne](/source/Tarn-et-Garonne), [Lot](/source/Lot_(department)), [Hérault](/source/H%C3%A9rault), [Gard](/source/Gard), [Lozère](/source/Loz%C3%A8re) and [Cantal](/source/Cantal). The [Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat](/source/Lac_de_Villefranche-de-Panat) is used as a reservoir to provide drinking water supplies for the region. ===Climate=== {{Meteo France |Town=Millau[http://www.lameteo.org/index.php/climatologie/1532-normales-climatiques-1981-2010-millau Data from the Station at Millau] from 1981 to 2010 {{in lang|fr}} |Sunshine=2,146 |Rain=732 |Snow=25 |Storm=25 |Fog=59 }} {{Weather box |location = Millau |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = 6.1 |Feb high C = 7.3 |Mar high C = 10.8 |Apr high C = 13.5 |May high C = 17.7 |Jun high C = 21.9 |Jul high C = 25.5 |Aug high C = 25.1 |Sep high C = 20.7 |Oct high C = 15.5 |Nov high C = 9.7 |Dec high C = 6.9 |year high C = 15.1 |Jan mean C = 3.2 |Feb mean C = 3.9 |Mar mean C = 6.7 |Apr mean C = 9.1 |May mean C = 13.2 |Jun mean C = 16.9 |Jul mean C = 19.9 |Aug mean C = 19.6 |Sep mean C = 15.9 |Oct mean C = 11.9 |Nov mean C = 6.7 |Dec mean C = 4.0 |year mean C = 10.9 |Jan low C = 0.2 |Feb low C = 0.4 |Mar low C = 2.6 |Apr low C = 4.7 |May low C = 8.6 |Jun low C = 11.9 |Jul low C = 14.3 |Aug low C = 14.1 |Sep low C = 11.1 |Oct low C = 8.3 |Nov low C = 3.6 |Dec low C = 1.1 |year low C = 6.7 |Jan precipitation mm = 55.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 47.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 42.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 69.9 |May precipitation mm = 73.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 60.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 39.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 54.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 77.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 79.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 69.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 61.6 |year precipitation mm = 731.6 |Jan precipitation days = 8.7 |Feb precipitation days = 7.7 |Mar precipitation days = 7.9 |Apr precipitation days = 9.4 |May precipitation days = 8.8 |Jun precipitation days = 6.7 |Jul precipitation days = 4.2 |Aug precipitation days = 5.5 |Sep precipitation days = 6.8 |Oct precipitation days = 8.8 |Nov precipitation days = 9.3 |Dec precipitation days = 8.8 |year precipitation days = 92.6 |unit precipitation days = 1 mm |Jan sun = 100 |Feb sun = 115 |Mar sun = 173 |Apr sun = 183 |May sun = 218 |Jun sun = 262 |Jul sun = 296 |Aug sun = 261 |Sep sun = 208 |Oct sun = 132 |Nov sun = 100 |Dec sun = 98 |year sun = 2146 |Jan record high C = 17.6 |Feb record high C = 21.8 |Mar record high C = 23.9 |Apr record high C = 27.0 |May record high C = 29.2 |Jun record high C = 35.1 |Jul record high C = 37.5 |Aug record high C = 38.0 |Sep record high C = 34.1 |Oct record high C = 28.9 |Nov record high C = 23.9 |Dec record high C = 19.1 |year record high C= 38.0 |Jan record low C = -17.5 |Feb record low C = -19.4 |Mar record low C = -12.9 |Apr record low C = -5.5 |May record low C = -2.0 |Jun record low C = 3.0 |Jul record low C = 6.0 |Aug record low C = 4.9 |Sep record low C = 1.6 |Oct record low C = -4.1 |Nov record low C = -10.3 |Dec record low C = -13.0 |year record low C= -19.4 |source 1 = [http://www.lameteo.org/index.php/climatologie/1532-normales-climatiques-1981-2010-millau Meteorological data for Millau – 715m altitude, from 1981 to 2010] January 2015 |source 2 = [http://www.lameteo.org/index.php/climatologie/1408-records-meteo-millau Record temperatures for Millau since 1951] January 2015 }} ==Demography== After a long decline, the population has been increasing again since 1999. {{Historical populations | align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = SPLAF[http://splaf.free.fr/12his.html Historique de l'Aveyron], SPLAF, in French and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=DEP-12#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE | graph-pos = bottom |1791 |371835 |1801 |318340 |1806 |331921 |1821 |339422 |1831 |359056 |1836 |370951 |1841 |375083 |1846 |389121 |1851 |394183 |1856 |393890 |1861 |396025 |1866 |400070 |1872 |402474 |1876 |413826 |1881 |415075 |1886 |415826 |1891 |400467 |1896 |389464 |1901 |382074 |1906 |377299 |1911 |369448 |1921 |332940 |1926 |328886 |1931 |323782 |1936 |314682 |1946 |307717 |1954 |292727 |1962 |290489 |1968 |281568 |1975 |278306 |1982 |278654 |1990 |270141 |1999 |263808 |2007 |274425 |2012 |276229 |2017 |279206 |2023 |279609 }} ===Principal towns=== The most populous commune is [Rodez](/source/Rodez), the prefecture. Of the department's population, 25% live in the four largest communes: [Rodez](/source/Rodez), [Millau](/source/Millau), [Onet-le-Château](/source/Onet-le-Ch%C3%A2teau), and [Villefranche-de-Rouergue](/source/Villefranche-de-Rouergue). As of 2023, there are 7 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8680694/dep12.pdf Populations de référence 2023: 12 Aveyron], INSEE {| class=wikitable ! Commune ! Population (2023) |- | [Rodez](/source/Rodez) | style="text-align: center;" | 23,981 |- | [Millau](/source/Millau) | style="text-align: center;" | 22,044 |- | [Onet-le-Château](/source/Onet-le-Ch%C3%A2teau) | style="text-align: center;" | 12,080 |- | [Villefranche-de-Rouergue](/source/Villefranche-de-Rouergue) | style="text-align: center;" | 11,271 |- | [Saint-Affrique](/source/Saint-Affrique) | style="text-align: center;" | 7,941 |- | [Luc-la-Primaube](/source/Luc-la-Primaube) | style="text-align: center;" | 6,046 |- | [Decazeville](/source/Decazeville) | style="text-align: center;" | 5,020 |} ===Second homes=== As of 2020, 17.3% of available housing in the department were second homes.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7632072?geo=DEP-12#ancre-LOG_T2 Catégories et types de logements], [INSEE](/source/INSEE) {{in lang|fr}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |+Communes with population over 2,000 and more than 10% of second homes in 2019{{Cite web|url=https://statistiques-locales.insee.fr/#bbox=155624,5636535,277691,243023&c=indicator&i=pop_legales.popmun&i2=bdcom.pt_log_rsecocc&s=2019&s2=2019&t=A01&t2=A01&view=map1|title=Statistiques locales: Part des résidences secondaires, population municipale|publisher=[INSEE](/source/INSEE)}} ! Town ! Municipal population ! Percentage of
second homes |- | [Saint-Geniez-d'Olt-et-d'Aubrac](/source/Saint-Geniez-d'Olt-et-d'Aubrac) | {{formatnum:2211}} | 30.3% |- | [Espalion](/source/Espalion) | {{formatnum:4601}} | 19.9% |- | [Salles-la-Source](/source/Salles-la-Source) | {{formatnum:2265}} | 18.5% |- | [Sévérac-d'Aveyron](/source/S%C3%A9v%C3%A9rac-d'Aveyron) | {{formatnum:4069}} | 18.4% |- | [Saint-Affrique](/source/Saint-Affrique) | {{formatnum:8023}} | 15.4% |- | [Bozouls](/source/Bozouls) | {{formatnum:2923}} | 10.1% |- | [Naucelle](/source/Naucelle) | {{formatnum:2007}} | 10.0% |} ==Politics== ===Departmental Council=== {{Main|Departmental Council of Aveyron}} The Department Council of Aveyron has 46 seats. The President of the Departmental Council has been [Jean-François Galliard](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Galliard) of the [Union of Democrats and Independents](/source/Union_of_Democrats_and_Independents) (UDI) from 2017 to 2021. The President has been [Arnaud Viala](/source/Arnaud_Viala) since 2021. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !colspan=2| Party || Seats |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|The Republicans (France)}}" |• |[The Republicans](/source/The_Republicans_(France))
[Union of Democrats and Independents](/source/Union_of_Democrats_and_Independents) ||align="right"| 30 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" | |[Socialist Party](/source/Socialist_Party_(France)) ||align="right"| 10 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Left Radical Party}}" | |[Radical Party of the Left](/source/Radical_Party_of_the_Left) ||align="right"| 5 |- ! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" | |[Independent](/source/Independent_politician) ||align="right"| 1 |- |} ===Members of the National Assembly=== {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member{{Cite web|url=https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/|title=Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français|first=Assemblée|last=Nationale|website=Assemblée nationale}}!!Party |- |style="background-color: {{party color|Renaissance (French political party)}}" | | [Aveyron's 1st constituency](/source/Aveyron's_1st_constituency) | [Stéphane Mazars](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Mazars) | [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_(French_political_party)) |- |style="background-color: {{party color|La France Insoumise}}" | | [Aveyron's 2nd constituency](/source/Aveyron's_2nd_constituency) | [Laurent Alexandre](/source/Laurent_Alexandre) | [La France Insoumise](/source/La_France_Insoumise) |- |style="background-color: {{party color|Renaissance (French political party)}}" | | [Aveyron's 3rd constituency](/source/Aveyron's_3rd_constituency) | [Jean-François Rousset](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Rousset) | [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_(French_political_party)) |} ==Culture== ===Regional sub-dialect=== The regional sub-dialect spoken in Aveyron is a form of [Languedoc](/source/Languedoc) [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language) called ''Rouergat''. Faced with the risk of disappearance of the language several associations asked the State and political communities for an ambitious language policy.[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/10/24/701002-Occitan-Les-langues-regionales-sont-rangees-aux-oubliettes.html Article in ''La Dépêche.fr'' on 24 October 2009] consulted on 29 December 2009 {{in lang|fr}} In Rouergat, ''Aveyron'' is written: *''Avairon'' (traditional Occitan spelling) – e.g. "Roergue forma lo despartament de l'Avairon" *Oboyróu (spelling of Father Vayssier) – e.g. "Rouergue fouórmo lou desportomén de l'Oboyróu" == Tourism == Aveyron contains part of the [Cévennes National Park](/source/C%C3%A9vennes_National_Park). Tourist attractions include the castle of [Najac](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Najac), a [medieval](/source/medieval) ruin perched high on a hill, and other castles and monasteries such as [Conques Abbey](/source/Conques), [Sylvanès Abbey](/source/Sylvan%C3%A8s), [Bonneval Abbey](/source/Bonneval_Abbey_(Aveyron)) and [Loc-Dieu Abbey](/source/Loc-Dieu_Abbey), located near [Martiel](/source/Martiel) in a region with many [dolmen](/source/dolmen)s. The small city of [Millau](/source/Millau) is the site of the world's tallest bridge, the [Millau viaduct](/source/Millau_viaduct), opened by President [Chirac](/source/Jacques_Chirac) in December 2004. Activities include horseriding, fishing, swimming in the ''Lacs du Lévézou'' and hiking/camping. The inhabitants are also very good craftsmen, and Aveyron is full of various craft objects, handmade, that can be found locally. Examples include the ''[couteau de Laguiole](/source/Laguiole_knife)'', the world famous ''[Roquefort](/source/Roquefort_(cheese))'' cheese, from the village of the same name and other local produce. Markets take place every Saturday on market places around the region. [Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance](/source/Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance) is the commune where the feral child [Victor of Aveyron](/source/Victor_of_Aveyron) was found in the late 18th century. File:Rodez cathedrale.JPG|[Rodez Cathedral](/source/Rodez_Cathedral) File:Estaing - Ville -JPG1.jpg|[Estaing](/source/Estaing%2C_Aveyron) File:Chateau de severac le chateau.jpg|[Sévérac-le-Château](/source/S%C3%A9v%C3%A9rac-le-Ch%C3%A2teau) File:Château de Peyrelade-2.JPG|[Château de Peyrelade](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Peyrelade) File:Château Najac.jpg|[Château de Najac](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Najac) File:Montpellier-le-Vieux Porte-de-Mycene.jpg|[Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux](/source/Chaos_de_Montpellier-le-Vieux) ===''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France''=== Ten towns in Aveyron fall within the classification of a 1901 association ''[Les Plus Beaux Villages de France](/source/Les_Plus_Beaux_Villages_de_France)'': *[Belcastel](/source/Belcastel%2C_Aveyron) *[Brousse-le-Château](/source/Brousse-le-Ch%C3%A2teau) *[La Couvertoirade](/source/La_Couvertoirade) *[Conques](/source/Conques) *[Estaing](/source/Estaing%2C_Aveyron) *[Najac](/source/Najac) *[Peyre](/source/Peyre%2C_Aveyron) *[Saint-Côme-d'Olt](/source/Saint-C%C3%B4me-d'Olt) *[Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt](/source/Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt) *[Sauveterre-de-Rouergue](/source/Sauveterre-de-Rouergue). ===Other tourist spots=== *[Roquecézière](/source/Laval-Roquecezi%C3%A8re) *[Saint-Geniez-d'Olt](/source/Saint-Geniez-d'Olt) *[Loc-Dieu Abbey](/source/Loc-Dieu_Abbey) *[Bonneval Abbey](/source/Bonneval_Abbey_(Aveyron)) *[Coupiac](/source/Coupiac) *[Aubrac Mountains](/source/Aubrac) *[Causse](/source/Causse) du [Larzac](/source/Larzac) *[Château de Sévérac](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_S%C3%A9v%C3%A9rac) *[Bournazel](/source/Bournazel%2C_Aveyron) *[Baraqueville](/source/Baraqueville) *[Château de Calmont d'Olt](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Calmont_d'Olt) *[Rodez](/source/Rodez) *[Millau](/source/Millau) *Pons *Medieval villages in the Muse Valley: **[Castelnau-Pégayrols](/source/Castelnau-P%C3%A9gayrols) **[Saint-Beauzély](/source/Saint-Beauz%C3%A9ly) **[Montjaux](/source/Montjaux) *[Villefranche-de-Rouergue](/source/Villefranche-de-Rouergue) *[Villeneuve](/source/Villeneuve%2C_Aveyron) *The ''Trou de Bozouls'' *The ''Tindoul de la Vayssière'' *Vale of Marcillac, Vineyards and towns: **[Marcillac-Vallon](/source/Marcillac-Vallon) **[Salles-la-Source](/source/Salles-la-Source) **[Clairvaux-d'Aveyron](/source/Clairvaux-d'Aveyron) **[Muret-le-Château](/source/Muret-le-Ch%C3%A2teau) *The Lakes of [Lévézou](/source/L%C3%A9v%C3%A9zou) *[Laguiole](/source/Laguiole) *The [Gorges du Tarn](/source/Gorges_du_Tarn) *[Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon](/source/Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon) *[Salles-Curan](/source/Salles-Curan) and the [Lac de Pareloup](/source/Lac_de_Pareloup) *[Salvagnac-Cajarc](/source/Salvagnac-Cajarc) *[Roquefort-sur-Soulzon](/source/Roquefort-sur-Soulzon) *[Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance](/source/Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance), classed as a historic area with the "[Feral child](/source/Feral_child)": [Victor of Aveyron](/source/Victor_of_Aveyron) *[Peyrusse-le-Roc](/source/Peyrusse-le-Roc) *Grotto of Foissac *The Basin of Decazeville ([Decazeville](/source/Decazeville), [Aubin](/source/Aubin%2C_Aveyron), [Cransac](/source/Cransac), [Firmi](/source/Firmi) and [Viviez](/source/Viviez)) with old [coal mines](/source/coal_mines). ==Societies== *''Central Agricultural Society of Aveyron'', founded in 1798 *''Society of letters, sciences and arts of Aveyron'', founded in 1836 ==Notable people linked to the department== *[Denis Auguste Affre](/source/Denis_Auguste_Affre), Archbishop of Paris (1793–1848) *[Georges d'Armagnac](/source/Georges_d'Armagnac), [Bishop of Avignon](/source/Bishop_of_Avignon), cardinal and [Bishop of Rodez](/source/Bishop_of_Rodez) (died in 1585) *[Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald](/source/Louis_Gabriel_Ambroise_de_Bonald), philosopher (1754–1840) *[Louis-Jacques Maurice de Bonald](/source/Louis-Jacques_Maurice_de_Bonald), bishop (1787–1870) *[Émile Borel](/source/%C3%89mile_Borel), mathematician (1871–1956) *[Jean Boudou](/source/Jean_Boudou), Occitan writer born in [Crespin](/source/Crespin%2C_Aveyron) (home of Joan Bodon) *[José Bové](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Bov%C3%A9), anti-globalizationist, MEP since 2009, farmer, activist and former spokesman of French farmers' union ''Confédération paysanne'', peasant in the cause of [Larzac](/source/Larzac) (1953 -) *[Michel Bras](/source/Michel_Bras) (1946 -), chef *[Jean Carrier](/source/Jean_Carrier), clergyman of the 15th century, the last supporter and successor of the [Antipope Benedict XIII](/source/Antipope_Benedict_XIII) under the name of Benedict XIV *[Edouard de Castelnau](/source/Edouard_de_Castelnau), general (1851–1944) *[Bertrand Delanoe](/source/Bertrand_Delanoe), French politician and mayor of Paris (1950–) *[Auguste Denayrouze](/source/Auguste_Denayrouze), scientist, inventor, writer (1837–1883) *[Jean-Henri Fabre](/source/Jean-Henri_Fabre), French entomologist and writer (1823–1915) *[Robert Fabre](/source/Robert_Fabre), founder of the Movement of Radicals of the left, ombudsman (1915–2006) *[Maurice Fenaille](/source/Maurice_Fenaille), patron (1855–1937) *[Denis-Luc Frayssinous](/source/Denis-Luc_Frayssinous), bishop and tutor of the Dauphin *[Gustave Garrigou](/source/Gustave_Garrigou), winner of the [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France) in 1911, born in [Vabre-Tizac](/source/Vabre-Tizac) *[Alexandre Geniez](/source/Alexandre_Geniez), racing cyclist *[Guy Lacombe](/source/Guy_Lacombe), football coach (1955–) *[Bernard Laporte](/source/Bernard_Laporte), rugby coach (1964–) *[Cyril Lignac](/source/Cyril_Lignac), French chef and TV host *[Cardinal Marty](/source/Cardinal_Marty), Archbishop of Paris (1904–1994) *[Jules Merviel](/source/Jules_Merviel), cyclist active in the 1930s, born in [Saint-Beauzély](/source/Saint-Beauz%C3%A9ly) (1906–1976) *[Amans-Alexis Monteil](/source/Amans-Alexis_Monteil), historian (1769–1850) *[Alain Peyrefitte](/source/Alain_Peyrefitte), writer, minister, member of the [Académie française](/source/Acad%C3%A9mie_fran%C3%A7aise) (1925–1999) *[Pierre Poujade](/source/Pierre_Poujade), politician, was born and lived in Labastide l'Evêque *[Francis Poulenc](/source/Francis_Poulenc), composer (1899–1963) *[Denys Puech](/source/Denys_Puech), sculptor, director of the Villa Medicis (1854–1942) *[Jean Puech](/source/Jean_Puech), former president of the general council of Aveyron, senator, and former minister (1942 -) *[Guillaume-Thomas Raynal](/source/Guillaume-Thomas_Raynal), historian, philosopher (1713–1796) *[Emilie de Rodat](/source/Emilie_de_Rodat), founder of the congregation of the [Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche](/source/Sisters_of_the_Holy_Family_of_Villefranche) (1787–1852) *[Gaëtan Roussel](/source/Ga%C3%ABtan_Roussel), songwriter (1972–) *[Richard Sainct](/source/Richard_Sainct), motorcycle rider (1970–2004) *[Pierre Frédéric Sarrus](/source/Pierre_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Sarrus), mathematician (1798–1861) *[Pierre Soulages](/source/Pierre_Soulages), painter (1919–2022) *[Jean Verdier](/source/Jean_Verdier), Cardinal Archbishop of Paris (1864–1940) *[Eugène Viala](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Viala), painter, poet (1859–1913) ==Bibliography== *Encyclopedia Bonneton, ''Aveyron'', Christine Bonneton, 2005 {{in lang|fr}} *Jean-Michel Cosson, ''Dictionary of Aveyron'', Loubatières, {{ISBN|2-86266-471-5}} {{in lang|fr}} *Daniel Crozes, ''The Guide to Aveyron'', Éditions du Rouergue, {{ISBN|2-84156-541-6}} {{in lang|fr}} *Aue/Miche, ''Aveyron (Discovered)'', MSM, {{ISBN|2-911515-44-7}} {{in lang|fr}} *Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, ''The small clever Aveyron'', Collectif, Nouvelles Éditions Université, {{ISBN|2-7469-1664-9}} {{in lang|fr}} *Paul Astruc, ''Major Criminal cases of Aveyron'', Éditions De Borée, {{ISBN|2-84494-180-X}} {{in lang|fr}} *Christian Bernard, ''Aveyron in flowers: Illustrated inventory of vascular plants of Aveyron department'', Éditions du Rouergue, {{ISBN|2-84156-658-7}} {{in lang|fr}} *Francine Claustres, 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{{ISBN|2-913319-34-3}} {{in lang|fr}} *''Aveyron 1900–1920'' Édition De Boree, {{ISBN|2-84494-322-5}} {{in lang|fr}} *Jean-Michel Cosson, Stéphane Monnet, ''Aveyron in the 1939–1945 war'', Éditions De Boré, {{ISBN|2-84494-464-7}} {{in lang|fr}} *Jill Dawson, Béatrice Dunner, ''The wild child of Aveyron'', Du Rocher, {{ISBN|2-268-05377-6}} {{in lang|fr}} *Jean Itard, ''Victor de l'Aveyron'', Allia, {{ISBN|2-904235-78-7}} {{in lang|fr}} *Dagonet/Christian, ''Regards to Aveyron'', De Borée, {{ISBN|2-84494-536-8}} {{in lang|fr}} *Nicole de Bertier, ''Meeting in Aveyron'', Equinoxe, {{ISBN|2-84135-471-7}} {{in lang|fr}} ==See also== *[Arrondissements of the Aveyron department](/source/Arrondissements_of_the_Aveyron_department) *[County of Rodez](/source/County_of_Rodez) *[Cantons of the Aveyron department](/source/Cantons_of_the_Aveyron_department) *[Communes of the Aveyron department](/source/Communes_of_the_Aveyron_department) *[Maison de Jeanne](/source/Maison_de_Jeanne) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.aveyron.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website] *{{in lang|fr}} [https://aveyron.fr/ Departmental council of Aveyron's website] *{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202003722/http://planet-aveyron.com/ Aveyron's bulletin board] *{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Aveyron}} {{Departments of France}} {{Authority control}} Category:Aveyron Category:Massif Central Category:1790 establishments in France Category:Departments of Occitania (administrative region) Category:States and territories established in 1790 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aveyron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aveyron) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aveyron?action=history)). 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