Villeneuve (Aveyron)

Villeneuve ; Vilanòva
region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Canton	Villeneuvois et Villefranchois
Community association	Grand Villefranchois
Coordinates	44 ° 26 ' N , 2 ° 2' E Coordinates: 44 ° 26 ' N , 2 ° 2' E
height	295-505 m
surface	65.3 km 2
Residents	1,988 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	30 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	12260
INSEE code	12301
Website	www.villeneuve-aveyron.com
	; Villeneuve Town Hall

Villeneuve (also known as Villeneuve-d'Aveyron , Occitan : Villanòva ) is a southern French municipality with 1,988 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue and the canton of Villeneuvois et Villefranchois (until 2015: canton of Villeneuve ). The inhabitants are called Villeneuvois .

location

View of Villeneuve

Villeneuve is about 44 kilometers west-northwest of Rodez . Villeneuve is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Foissac and Causse-et-Diège in the north, Salles-Courbatiès in the north-east, Saint-Igest in the east, Maleville in the south-east, Saint-Rémy and Toulonjac in the south, Sainte-Croix in the west and south-west, Ols- et-Rinhodes in the west and north-west and Montsalès in the north-west.

Villeneuve is a so-called count's bastide , which was founded by Raimund VII in 1231.

Romanesque church of Saint-Sépulcre from the 11th century, monument historique since 1925
Pre-Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Toulongergues , partly from the 5th century, monument historique since 1988
Large gate ( Porte Haute ), now used as a prison, since 1928 Monument historique
Cardalhac Gate, Monument historique since 1928
15th century house at Soubirane gate
Toulongergues Castle
Ginals Castle with chapel and donjon
Pigeon tower , Monument historique since 2011

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