Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aveyron

Eglise romane
12500 Bessuéjouls

The church of Saint-Pierre de Bessuéjouls, a medieval building located in Aveyron, is distinguished by its aerial Romanesque chapel from the 11th to 11th century and its retables from the 17th to 18th centuries, in the heart of Occitanie.

Eglise fortifiée
12850 Sainte-Radegonde

The fortified church of Inières, dated the 13th and 14th centuries, is a religious building transformed into a dungeon located in Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron. Ranked a historic monument in 1921, it illustrates the medieval defensive architecture of the Rouergue.

Eglise gothique
12000 Rodez

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Rodez, a Gothic masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, dominates the city with its 87-metre bell tower. Located in Aveyron, it combines defensive architecture and flamboyant elegance in a coherent set despite three centuries of construction.

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.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie du Puy-en-Velay
12320 Conques-en-Rouergue

The Abbey of Sainte-Foy de Conques, jewel of 11th century Romanesque art located in Conques-en-Rouergue in Occitanie, is a pilgrimage church famous for its tympanum of the Last Judgment and its medieval treasure, integrated into the paths of Santiago de Compostela.

Château fort
12500 Espalion

The chapel of Calmont-d'Olt, a vestige from the 11th to the 15th century, is located in Espalion (Aveyron). Integrated with the castle overlooking the Lot Valley, it illustrates the medieval castral architecture of the Rouergue.

Chapelle romane
12230 Nant

The chapel Saint-Martin-du-Vican, built in the 12th century in Nant en Aveyron, is an ancient Romanesque church in limestone and tuff, classified as a historical monument in 1936.

Château fort
12310 Bertholène

The Château des Bourines, a 13th-15th-century feudal fortified barn in Bertholène (Aveyron), is a rare example of monastic and military architecture linked to the Domerie of Aubrac.