Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aveyron

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.

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

The bridge over the Dourdou, built in the 14th century in Conques-en-Rouergue (Aveyron), is a medieval pink stone bridge, emblematic of Via Podiensis towards Santiago de Compostela.

Maison forte
12260 Villeneuve

The castle of Toulonnergues, a 15th-century medieval building in Villeneuve (Aveyron), combines seigneurial houses with defensive elements, with a staircase tower in screws and characteristic rounded angles.

Commanderie templière
12230 La Couvertoirade

The Commanderie de La Couvertoirade, founded in 1181, is a templier and then hospital complex located in Aveyron, including castle, chapel and medieval fortifications.

Château fort
12600 Lacroix-Barrez

The castle of Valon, the ruin of a 14th century castle, dominates the valley of Truyère in Lacroix-Barrez in Aveyron. Ranked a historical monument in 1925, it bears witness to a medieval defensive architecture with dungeon and scauguettes.

Château de style Renaissance
12390 Bournazel

Bournazel Castle, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in Aveyron, dominates the eponymous village. This monument combines refined architecture and medieval remains, witness to an aristocratic history.

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.