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.
Moustier or Moustiers is the name or part of the name of several communes in France and Belgium:
Saint-Affrique is a commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France.
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).
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.
Belcastel is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region in Southern France. In 2019, it had a population of 195.
L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, part of the southern Massif central, incorporating part of the Larzac plateau.
Cornus is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Arnac-sur-Dourdou 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.
Luc-la-Primaube is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in Occitanie, 10 kilometres south of Rodez. Its inhabitants are called Lucois or Primaubois, after the two towns in the commune, Luc and La Primaube, which are 3 km (1.9 mi) apart.
Mayran is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Saint-Jean-du-Bruel is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Peyzac-le-Moustier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is known for the nearby archeological site of Le Moustier, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron is a commune in the Loiret department, central France.
The canton of Riez is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 9 to 26 communes:
Conques-en-Rouergue is a commune in the department of Aveyron, southern France. It lies on the Lot river. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Conques, Grand-Vabre, Noailhac and Saint-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou.
The canton of Causses-Rougiers 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 La Cavalerie.
