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Saturday 10 May 2014

Aveyron Midi-Pyrenees, France

Aveyron  Midi-Pyrenees,France

Aveyron  is a department located in the north-east of the Midi-Pyrenees region of southern France named after the Aveyron River.The inhabitants of the department are known as Aveyronnais or Aveyronnaises. The inhabitants of Rodez are called Ruthénois, based on the first Celtic settlers, the rutenii.Aveyron is the centre of a triangle formed by the cities of Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand, and Montpellier. The department approximately follows the outline of the former province of Rouergue. It is the 5th largest department in metropolitan France in terms of area (8,735 km2 (3,373 sq mi)) and the 3rd largest by population in Midi-Pyrenees. Its prefecture is Rodez.
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