Aveyron (river)
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15th-century bridge at Belcastel
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| Origin | Massif Central |
| Mouth | Tarn River Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 291 km |
| Avg. discharge | 57 m³/s |
| Basin area | 5,300 km² |
The Aveyron (Occitan: Avairon) is a 291 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Tarn River. It rises in the southern Massif Central, near Sévérac-le-Château.
In 1855 evidence of prehistoric man was found near Bruniquel under a hill called Montastruc. The hill was 98 foot high. The account said the overhang extended for about 46 feet along the river and the area enclosed was 298 square yards. Within this cave was found the 13,000-year-old sculpture called Swimming Reindeer.[1]
Tributaries include
Places along the river
The Aveyron River flows west through the following départements and towns:
- Aveyron (named after the river): Rodez, Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
- Tarn.
- Tarn-et-Garonne.
- Bruniquel: a town north-east of Toulouse
It flows into the Tarn River near Lafrançaise, north-west of Montauban.
References
- ↑ Primitive Man, Louis Fulier, p.88, accessed 4 August 2010
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