Aveyron (Tarn)

Aveyron
Aveyron at Najac
Data
Water code	FR :  O5-0250
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Garonne
Drain over	Tarn  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Sévérac-le-Château , in the west of the Causse de Sauveterre 44 ° 18 ′ 46 ″  N , 3 ° 5 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height	approx.  740  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Villemade and Lafrançaise in the Tarn Coordinates: 44 ° 5 ′ 14 ″  N , 1 ° 15 ′ 59 ″  E, 44 ° 5 ′ 14 ″  N , 1 ° 15 ′ 59 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  71  m
Height difference	approx. 669 m
Bottom slope	approx. 2.3 ‰
length	291 km
Catchment area	5170 km²
Left tributaries	Serène , Viaur , Cérou , Vère , Tauge
Right tributaries	Alzou , Bonnette , Lère , Serre
Medium-sized cities	Rodez
Small towns	Villefranche-de-Rouergue

The Aveyron is a river in southern France , in the Occitanie region . The Aveyron department was named after the river.

geography

It rises near Sévérac-le-Château in the west of the Causse de Sauveterre , flows in an east-west direction parallel to the Lot running north and the Tarn running south, and after a distance of 291 kilometers it flows into the municipal border of Villemade and Lafrançaise on the right Tributary in the Tarn .

Crossed departments

• Aveyron
• Camouflage
• Tarn-et-Garonne

Places on the river

• Sévérac-le-Château
• Rodez
• Villefranche-de-Rouergue
• Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
• Montricoux
• Negrepelisse
• Albias
• Lamothe-Capdeville
• Montastruc

Web links

Commons : Aveyron River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Aveyron at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
3. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: Q5882510 , option: Synthèse )