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Aveyron

Also known as Aveyron 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 settlers in the area, the Ruteni. With an area of and a population of 279,609 (2023), Aveyron is a largely rural department with a population density of .

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Aveyron is a department (administrative region) in southern France named after the Aveyron river, characterized by its rural landscape and relatively sparse population of about 280,000 people. It matters as one of France's territorial divisions and is notable for its historical significance, with its main city, Rodez, having roots in the ancient Ruteni people who first settled the area.

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Settlement.name: Aveyron
Settlement.settlement_type: Department
Settlement.image_caption: From top down, left to right: Conques, prefecture building in Rodez, Castle of Belcastel, the river Aveyron in Villefranche-de-Rouergue and Peyre
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Rouergue.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason comtes de Rodez.svg
Settlement.image_map: Aveyron-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Aveyron in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Occitania
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Rodez
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: MillauVillefranche-de-Rouergue
Settlement.leader_party: UDI
Settlement.leader_title: President of the Departmental Council

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Aveyron
Population: 279609
Area: 8735
Official website: aveyron.fr
Image: Façade occidentale de la cathédrale Notre-Dame à Rodez (Aveyron) 01.jpg

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Commons gallery: Aveyron
Commons category: Aveyron
inception: 1790-03-04
annual number of weddings: 896
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21 sections

Contents

History
Heraldry
Geography
Climate
Demography
Principal towns
Second homes
Politics
Departmental Council
Members of the National Assembly
Culture
Regional sub-dialect
Tourism
''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France''
Other tourist spots
Societies
Notable people linked to the department
Bibliography
See also
References
External links

==History== thumb|left|upright|Ruteni coin, 5th–1st century BCE Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. The earliest known inhabitants of the region were the Rutenii tribe, though the area was inhabited prior to their tenure. The department has many prehistoric monuments, including over a thousand dolmens, the most of any department in France.