Aveyron

[ a-vey-rawn ]

noun

1. a department in S France. 3,387 sq. mi. (8,770 sq. km). : Rodez.

Aveyron

/ avɛrɔ̃ /

noun

1. a department of S France in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Rodez. Pop: 266 940 (2003 est). Area: 8771 sq km (3421 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Pierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages was born in Rodez, in the Aveyron region of southern France, on Dec. 24, 1919.

From Washington Post

Fires were also raging on Tuesday in other parts of the country, one in the southern departments of Lozere and Aveyron, where close to 600 hectares have already burnt and where Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin is due to go later in the day.

From Reuters

It was a soulful, graceful, strikingly pure red from the Aveyron region of southwestern France made by Nicolas Carmarans, a vigneron who makes natural wines from grapes that have long grown in the area.

From New York Times

In 2005, he and his brother purchased the castle of Estaing in the French district of Aveyron, which had previously been owned by Admiral D'Estaing.

From BBC

Just 700 people live here all year round and until the pandemic it attracted 90,000 visitors a year, lured by its well-restored medieval homes, its castle and the Aveyron river, which cuts through the gorge below.

From BBC