Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aveyron

Château de style Gothique
12550 Coupiac

The Château de Coupiac, built in the 13th and 15th centuries in Coupiac en Aveyron, is an imposing castle in flamboyant Gothic style, marked by circular towers and preserved medieval architecture.

Commanderie templière
12230 Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon

The commandory of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, built in the 12th century by the Templars and then the Hospitallers, is an iconic fortified complex of Larzac, in Aveyron, mixing Romanesque church, conventual buildings and medieval ramparts.

Ferme fortifiée
12100 Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon

The fortified farm of the Brouzes, built in 1491 in Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon (Aveyron), is an exceptional architectural complex of the Larzac, combining agricultural habitat and defence. Ranked historic monument in 1990.

Fortification
12230 La Cavalerie

The fortifications of La Cavalerie, built in the 15th century on the Larzac, form a quadrangular enclosure with round towers and fortified gate, in the Aveyron village of La Cavalerie in Occitanie.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie du Puy-en-Velay
12500 Espalion

The Old Bridge of Espalion, built in the 13th century, is a Gothic pedestrian bridge crossing the Lot in Espalion, Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it bears witness to the medieval architecture and roads of Santiago de Compostela.

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.

Tour
12250 Viala-du-Pas-de-Jaux

The tower of the Viala-du-Pas-de-Jaux, built in the 15th century, is a 27-metre fortified building in the Aveyron, on the Larzac. It served as a refuge and storage for local crops.

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.