|
Broquiès
Broquiès (; oc, Broquièrs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography The commune is in the Raspes de Tarn; on both banks of the river Tarn (river), Tarn. The village is on the north bank where the land rises steeply from the Tarn () to the Lévézou plateau (). On each side of the village are streams that have cut deep valley. An strategically important road from Saint-Izaire and Saint-Affrique crosses the Tarn at le Navech, and uses the valley to the east to zig-zag upwards through Vieux Broquies to the promontory(- ) where the main village is located. Here the road heads along the valley side to Rodez, Le Truel and Villefranche-de-Panat.Michelin Map D12 Aveyron (1), IGN Map Villefranch-de-Panat 2441E On the south bank the Dourdou de Camarès flows into the Tarn. Pont de Navech The crossing point at le Navech was served from medieval times by a ferry. The first bridge was built in 1865. In 1875 it washed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dourdou De Camarès
The Dourdou de Camarès (, literally ''Dourdou of Camarès''; oc, Dordon de Camarés) is an long river in the Tarn, Hérault and Aveyron departments in southern France. Its source is in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc, in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre, southeast of the village. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Tarn into which it flows at Broquiès, southwest of the village. Its main tributary is the Sorgues. Departments and communes along its course The following list is ordered from source to mouth : * Tarn: Murat-sur-Vèbre * Hérault: Castanet-le-Haut * Aveyron: Arnac-sur-Dourdou, Brusque, Fayet, Sylvanès, Camarès, Montlaur, Vabres-l'Abbaye, Saint-Affrique, Calmels-et-le-Viala, Saint-Izaire Saint-Izaire (; Languedocien: ''Sent Esèri'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The Château de Saint-Izaire is a 14th-century episcopal castle. Geography The commune is traversed by the Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
