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 people/km2.
La Cavalerie is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. During the 1970s it became the focal point of peasant resistance to the proposed extension of the Larzac military training base, just to the north.
Aguessac is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Arnac-sur-Dourdou is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Arques 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.
La Bastide-Solages is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the departmental border with Tarn, it had a population of 104 as of 2020.
La Capelle-Bonance is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Comps-la-Grand-Ville is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
La Cresse is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
La Loubière is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Montézic is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Quins is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
La Rouquette is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Salles-la-Source, historically Salles-Comtaux, is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region in Southern France.
La Salvetat-Peyralès is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
La Selve is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
La Chapelle-sur-Aveyron is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Laguépie is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
The canton of Aveyron et Tarn 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 Rieupeyroux.
