Aveyron department

Aveyron
region	Occitania
prefecture	Rodez
Sub-prefecture (s)	Millau Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Residents	279.206 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	32 inhabitants per km²
surface	8,735.16 km²
Arrondissements	3
Community associations	20th
Cantons	23
Communities	285
President of the Department Council	Jean-Claude Luche
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-12
Location of the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region

Aveyron [ avɛˈʀõ ] is the French department with serial number 12. It is located in the Occitania region in the south of the country and was named after the Aveyron river , a tributary of the Tarn .

geography

The Aveyron department is one of the largest and most varied departments in France. It is located in the south-western Massif Central and borders the Tarn , Tarn-et-Garonne , Lot , Hérault , Gard , Lozère and Cantal departments . The most important rivers are the Tarn and the Aveyron .

coat of arms

Description: A red, gold, silver-tongued lion looking ahead .

history

The Aveyron department was founded in 1790. Its territory is almost identical to that of the Rouergue des Ancien Régime province . In 1808 it had to give up small parts of the area to the newly created Tarn-et-Garonne department .

It belonged to the Midi-Pyrénées region from 1960 to 2015 , which was added to the Occitania region in 2016 .

Cities

• Millau , 22,205 inhabitants
• Rodez , 23,741 inhabitants

Administrative division

Communes and arrondissements in the Aveyron department

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Millau	9	110	79,559	3,741.76	21st	121
Rodez	11	79	111,603	2,869.74	39	122
Villefranche-de-Rouergue	8th	96	88,044	2,123.66	41	123
Aveyron department	23	285	279.206	8,735.16	32	12

See also:

• List of communes in the Aveyron department
• List of cantons in the Aveyron department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Aveyron department

Attractions

• Ste-Foy Abbey in Conques
• Sylvanès Abbey
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
• Gorges du Tarn
• Roquefort-sur-Soulzon cheese cellar
• Lacs du Lévézou
• Micropolis, la cité des insectes
• Trou de Bozouls
• Viaduc de Millau , the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world

Specialties

• Aligot (mashed potatoes)
• Gâteau à la broche (skewer cake)
• Gentiane liqueur
• Roquefort (cheese)

Famous residents

• Émile Borel , mathematician (1871–1956)
• Emma Calvé , soprano (1858–1942)
• François d'Estaing , Bishop of Rodez (1460–1529)
• François Fabié , poet (1846–1928)
• Jean-Henri Fabre , writer and entomologist (1823-1915)
• Eugène Viala , poet and painter (1859-1913)
• Victor von Aveyron , Wolf Child (around 1788–1828)

Web links

Commons : Aveyron department  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• General Council of the Aveyron Department (French)
• Prefecture of the Aveyron department (French)

Coordinates: 44 ° 20 '  N , 2 ° 33'  E