Heritage in Aveyron
all sites to visit

St Martin Romanesque church (located in the village of Plaisance)

Plaisance

This beautiful Norman style church which has been recently restored is decorated with sculptures and capitals from the Romanesque period. This historic monument dating to the 12th century can be visited on request.

Eglise et croix d'Orlhaguet

Argences-en-Aubrac

In Orlhaguet, one of the most beautiful villages in the north Aveyron, nicknamed the "Nice of the mountain" come and discover a series of 13 sculpted crosses from the 15th and 16th centuries that naturally lead you to the fortified church, half Romanesque, half Gothic, surmounted by massive defence constructions dating from the 14th century.

Chapelle de St Meen

Peux-et-Couffouleux

Free visit to the chapel of St Meen

Grenier du Monsieur

Salles-Curan

Grenier de Monsieur Granièr de Monsenhor (around 1460) Attic of the bishop..

Musée Joseph Vaylet - Musée du Scaphandre

Espalion

The museum, set in the former church, presents two kinds of collection : the Joseph Vaylet folk arts museum ; and the musée du scaphandre, presenting artefacts related to the history of diving, in tribute to Rouquayrol and Denayrouze.

Chapelle du Collège Royal, ancienne chapelle des Jésuites

Rodez

Moulin du Barry-Haut

Viviez

Hydraulic flour watermill on the Riou Viou.

Maison de la Mémoire (House of Memory) in the Saint-Affrique area

Saint-Affrique

Come and explore the variety and richness of the Aveyron's heritage and culture. Entry is free!!!

Église Saint Barthélémy

Villecomtal

Vestiges du Forum

Rodez

Visitez Saint-Salvadou

Le Bas Ségala

Come and discover the wooded and green landscapes of Saint Salvadou; a village in which resides the “Segala's cathedral”, a neolithic church ! This small, beautifully flowered village is labeled 2 flowers of “Villes et Villages Fleuris”.

Balade numérique à St-Victor-et-Melvieu

Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu

Vestiges des remparts de Castelnau-Pégayrols

Castelnau-Pégayrols

Vestiges du château d'Auriac

Saint-Rome-de-Tarn

Église Saint Félix de Laissac

Laissac-Sévérac l'Église

Chapelle de Foncourrieu

Marcillac-Vallon

Visite libre de Cruéjouls

Palmas d'Aveyron

Eglise Saint Jean l'Evangéliste

Najac

The church of Saint Jean was on of the first Gothic churches in the Rouergue.

Collégiale Notre Dame

Villefranche-de-Rouergue

Started in 1260, a few years after the Bastide was founded, the construction was finished at the end of the 15th century with the building of the belfry.