Where is the department of Aveyron ?
Aveyron (12) is a department of the Occitanie region, named after the river that runs through it. It is in the center of a triangle formed by Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier.
Aveyron is also one of the largest French departments with 8,735 km2 for 280,000 inhabitants.
Aveyron or rural tourism for vacations and stays
Like most of its neighbors, Aveyron is a predominantly rural department which will delight nature and ecotourism lovers with its rocky plateaus (Causses, Larzac…), its gorges and its deep valleys.
In addition to that, it also has an important cultural heritage with its numerous medieval villages and its Templar cities, without forgetting its ten or so labelled communes “most beautiful villages of France”. .
Aveyron and the “most beautiful villages of France
Precisely at the level of ” Most beautiful villages of France “.
This label is an association Law 1901 created in 1982 with the aim of gathering the whole of the small communes of France presenting a certain seal in order to leave them anonymity and to guarantee them some economic repercussions through a tourist label.
Currently, there are 168 labeled communes spread over 70 departments. The Occitanie region has the most beautiful villages (49) as well as, at the departmental level, the Aveyron (and the Dordogne) with ten selected communes.
What to see, what to do: twelve tourist villages in Aveyron
Belcastel
With its old castle well restored and its old stone houses built all around, the commune labeled “Most beautiful villages of France “receives a lot of visitors in season.
For more information: www.mairie-belcastel.fr
Bez-Bedene
Set on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by cliffs, this old hamlet of the commune of Campouriez offers a superb natural setting. which generally appeals to the visitor…
Brousse-le-Château
It is a pretty little old village built on the banks of the Tarn and which, like many others in the center of the country, is among the most beautiful in France.
For more information : www.brousselechateau.net
Conques-en-Rouergue
A must for any walk in the region and above all a very nice stop on the way to Santiago de Compostela for this “The “most beautiful villages of France which has one of the most beautiful abbeys of the South-West.
For more information : www.tourisme-conques.fr
La Couvertoirade
This small village of Larzac shelters a beautiful commandery of the Templars dating from the XIIIth century.
For more information : lacouvertoirade.com
Najac
The medieval village and its imposing perched castle dominate the gorges of the Aveyron. You are here in one of the most beautiful villages of France.
Peyre
This troglodytic village (hamlet of the commune of Comprégnac) is classified. From its surroundings you have a beautiful panorama on the Viaduct of Millau.
Saint-Côme-d’Olt
It is one of the ten communes of the Aveyron department listed “Most beautiful villages of France and which, like the others, deserves a stop.For more information: www.saint-come-olt.com
Sainte-Eulalie de Cernon
This is a small medieval village in Larzac with its Templar commandery which is known to be the best preserved in France.
For more information : www.sainte-eulalie.info
Sainte-Eulalie d’Olt
The place is one of the The place is one of the “most beautiful villages of France”. of Aveyron nestled on the edge of the Lot.
For more information : www.sainteeulaliedolt.fr
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Here is a very well preserved ancient bastide located next to Rodez and worth a visit.
For more information : www.sauveterre-de-rouergue.fr
Séverac d’Aveyron
This is a pretty little medieval town dominated by a 13th century fortress.
Weather, when to visit Aveyron ?
Aveyron, given its geographical position, is located at a “climatic crossroads”. It can thus be divided into three zones with the west having a rather mild oceanic climate, the north having a rather harsh mountain climate and the south having a Mediterranean climate with nevertheless cold winters and dry summers.
Knowing this, it is as often for France, the period May-September which remains the most interesting to walk. For more details, it is here…
> For more information : www.tourisme-aveyron.com
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