Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aveyron

Bâtiment Renaissance
12000 Rodez

The Maison d'Armagnac is a 16th century Renaissance mansion located in Rodez, Occitanie, formerly owned by Ruthenian merchants.

Eglise romane
12360 Sylvanès

Sylvanes Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey of the 12th-XIIIth century located in Sylvanes, Occitanie, is an architectural and spiritual jewel, now a cultural centre and a venue for sacred music festivals.

Château fort
12640 Rivière-sur-Tarn

The castle of Peyrelade, the ruin of a castle of the 12th and 15th centuries, dominates the gorges of the Tarn in Rivière-sur-Tarn, Aveyron. This strategic site of the Rouergue offers a 50 metre dungeon and an imposing enclosure.

Eglise romane
12100 Comprégnac

The church of Saint Christophe de Peyre, semi-troglodytic and fortified, dates from the Middle Ages and the 16th century. Located in Comprégnac en Aveyron, it dominates the Tarn valley with its Romanesque and defensive elements.

Château fort
12330 Salles-la-Source

The Château du Colombier, built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Salles-la-Source (Aveyron), is a fortified medieval den, emblematic of ruergate seigneurial architecture, with dungeon and preserved dovecotes.

Château fort
12390 Belcastel

Belcastel Castle, a medieval 8th century fortress, dominates the Aveyron Valley in Belcastel (Occitanie). Ranked a historic monument, it combines defensive architecture and exemplary restoration by Fernand Pouillon.

Forteresse Royale
12270 Najac

The royal fortress of Najac, castle of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, dominates the Aveyron Valley in Najac (Aveyron, Occitanie). A masterpiece of medieval military architecture, it illustrates the transition between the Romanesque and Philippian Gothic styles.

Château fort
12360 Gissac

The castle of Montaigut, castle fort of the 12th and 15th centuries, dominates the Camarès Rougier in Gissac, Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it combines medieval defensive architecture and Renaissance transformations, now restored for cultural animations.