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Aveyron (other)
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Aveyron is a department in southern France. Aveyron may also refer to: * Aveyron (river), in southern France, tributary of the Tarn * Aveyron (Loing), a river in central France, tributary of the Loing See also * Avey * Aveyard Aveyard is an English surname, found most commonly in Yorkshire. It is derived from an alias ''Hayvyerd'' adopted by a 16th-century resident of Dewsbury named Robert Janyn. It was first recorded in 1540, and has remained most common in the area a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aveyron
Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants of Aveyron's prefecture, Rodez, are called ''Ruthénois'', based upon the first Celtic settlers in the area, the Ruteni. With an area of and a population of 279,595, Aveyron is a largely rural department with a population density of 32 per square kilometer (83/sq mi). History Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. The first known historical inhabitants of the region were the Rutenii tribe, but the area was inhabited previously to this, boasting many prehistoric ruins including over 1,000 dolmens, more than any other department in France. During the medieval and early modern periods, and until the 1790s, the territory covered by Aveyron was a province known as Rouergue. In 179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aveyron (river)
The Aveyron (; oc, Avairon) is a 291 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Tarn. It rises in the southern Massif Central, near Sévérac-le-Château. In 1855 evidence of prehistoric man was found near Bruniquel under a hill called Montastruc. The hill was 98 foot high. The account said the overhang extended for about 46 feet along the river and the area enclosed was 298 square yards. Within this cave was found the 13,000-year-old sculpture called Swimming Reindeer. Louis Fulier, p.88, accessed 4 August 2010 Tributaries include * * |
Aveyron (Loing)
The Aveyron () is a long river in France, a right tributary of the Loing. The Aveyron flows into the Loing at Montbouy. Its discharge at La Chapelle-sur-Aveyron is . It crosses the following departments and communes: *Yonne: Champcevrais *Loiret: Le Charme Le Charme () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loiret Departments of France, department in north-central France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Aveyron (Loing), Aveyron. See also *Communes of the Loiret department Refere ..., Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron, La Chapelle-sur-Aveyron, Montbouy References Rivers of France Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Yonne Rivers of Loiret {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avey
Avey is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include: *Albert Edwin Avey (1886-1963), American philosopher * Dan Avey (1941—2010), American media personality * Denis Avey (1919—2015), British Hero of the Holocaust * Fred Avey, English footballer * Linda Avey, American biologist and entrepreneur * Sam Avey, American sports promoter ; As a forename: * Avey Tare, American musician ; Other * Avey temple * Avey's Coliseum * Avey Field State Airport * FC Avey Akstafa See also * Aveyard * Aveyron (other) {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
