Aveyron River

Aveyron River

Infobox River | river_name = Aveyron


caption =
origin = Massif Central
mouth = Tarn River
coord|44|5|13|N|1|16|0|E|name=Tarn-Aveyron|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 291 km
elevation =
discharge = 57 m³/s
watershed = 5,300 km²The Aveyron (Occitan: "Avairon") is a 291 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Tarn River. It rises in the southern Massif Central, near Sévérac-le-Château.

Tributaries include

* Viaur
* Cérou
* Vère

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.

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/O5--0250.php?cg=O5--0250 The Aveyron at the Sandre database]


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