Aveyron is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as Aveyronnais (masculine) or Aveyronnaises (feminine) in French. The inhabitants of Aveyron's prefecture, Rodez, are called Ruthénois, based upon the first Celtic settlers in the area, the Ruteni. With an area of 8,735 square kilometres (3,373 sq mi) and a population of 279,595, Aveyron is a largely rural department with a population density of 32 per square kilometer.
Rodez is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania. Rodez is the seat of the communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération, of the First Constituency of Aveyron as well as of the general Council of Aveyron.
The arrondissement of Millau is an arrondissement of France in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region. It has 110 communes. Its population is 79,346 (2016), and its area is 3,741.7 km2 (1,444.7 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Rodez is an arrondissement of France in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region. It has 79 communes. Its population is 111,180 (2016), and its area is 2,869.7 km2 (1,108.0 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue is an arrondissement of France in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region. It has 96 communes. Its population is 88,171 (2016), and its area is 2,123.7 km2 (820.0 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Aveyron department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Arvieu is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Auriac-Lagast is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Ayssènes is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Baraqueville is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The Canton of Doullens is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
The canton of Seyne is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 8 to 34 communes:
Alain Baraton, born 10 September 1957 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, is a master gardener. Since 1982, he has been gardener-in-chief of the park at the Palace of Versailles
The Viaur Viaduct near Aveyron, was the first large steel bridge built in France.
The canton of Digne-les-Bains-2 is an administrative division of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Digne-les-Bains.
The canton of Villeneuve-sur-Aisne is an administrative division of the Aisne department, in northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Villeneuve-sur-Aisne.
The canton of Rodez-1 is an administrative division of the Aveyron department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Rodez.
The canton of Rodez-2 is an administrative division of the Aveyron department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Rodez.
The canton of Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère is an administrative division of the Cantal department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère.
Rodez Agglomération is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Rodez. It is located in the Aveyron department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. Created in 1999, its seat is in Rodez. Its area is 205.3 km2. Its population was 56,080 in 2019, of which 24,475 in Rodez proper.
