Lozère is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, and the northwest by Cantal. It is named after Mont Lozère. With 76,604 inhabitants as of 2019, Lozère is the least populous French department.
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.
The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France.
Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre was a French zoologist who contributed sections on cetaceans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects to the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique. He is also notable as the first scientist to study the feral child Victor of Aveyron.
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France about 7 kilometres from Aubrac.
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).
Saint-Geniez-d'Olt is a former commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Saint-Geniez-d'Olt-et-d'Aubrac. The theologian and encyclopédiste Jean Pestré (1723–1821) was born in the village.
Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt is a commune in the department of Aveyron in southern France. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
Saint-Côme-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
Bleu des Causses is a French blue cheese made from whole cow's milk. Some consider it as a mild variant of Roquefort. The cheese has a fat content of 45% and is aged for 3–6 months in Gorges du Tarn's natural limestone caves. The ripening process involving naturally temperature-controlled cellars is the major element that gives it its special aroma. Today, it is a relatively rare cheese that is only made by a handful of small producers.
Aurelle-Verlac is a former commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Saint-Geniez-d'Olt-et-d'Aubrac.
Balaguier-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Condom-d'Aubrac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Pomayrols is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Prades-d'Aubrac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Argences-en-Aubrac is a commune in the department of Aveyron, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Sainte-Geneviève-sur-Argence, Alpuech, Graissac, Lacalm, La Terrisse and Vitrac-en-Viadène.
The canton of Aubrac et Carladez 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 Laguiole.
The canton of Lot et Palanges 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 Saint-Geniez-d'Olt-et-d'Aubrac.
The canton of Tarn et Causses 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 Sévérac-d'Aveyron.
