Aveyron River
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Aveyron | |
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Origin | Massif Central |
Mouth | Tarn River |
Basin countries | France |
Length | 250 km |
Avg. discharge | 57 m³/s |
Basin area | 5,300 km² |
The Aveyron (Occitan: Avairon) is a 250 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Tarn River. It rises in the southern Massif Central, near Sévérac-le-Château.
[edit] Tributaries include
- Viaur
- Cérou
- Vère
[edit] Places along the river
The Aveyron River flows west through the following départements and towns:
- Aveyron (named after the river): Rodez, Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
- Tarn.
- Tarn-et-Garonne.
It flows into the Tarn River near Lafrançaise, north-west of Montauban.