Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aveyron

Rempart
12230 La Couvertoirade

The ramparts of La Couvertoirade, built in the 15th century, surround the medieval village of Aveyron. Their 420 m wall, pierced by archeries, bears witness to a preserved defensive architecture.

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.

Château fort
12150 Sévérac d'Aveyron

Loupiac Castle, built in the 16th century, is a castle located in Séverac d'Aveyron, Occitanie, known for its defensive architecture and its role in the wars of Religion.

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 romane
12120 Comps-la-Grand-Ville

The Notre-Dame Abbey of Bonnecombe, founded in 1162, is a Cistercian abbey located in Comps-la-Grand-Ville in Aveyron, marked by a rich religious and architectural history until the 20th century.

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
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.

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.