Livinhac-le-Haut (from Latin ''Livinius'', name of the Roman general who had a camp in (ac) the area) is a commune in the
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 ...
department in southern France.
Population
Personalities
Livinhac-Le-Haut is the birthplace of several great thinkers and philosophers:
*Pierre Laromiguiere (1756–1837) was amongst other things a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Science.
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Prosper Alfaric (1876–1955) started as a priest then left the church. He taught history of religions at Strasbourg University and was a member of the
Union rationaliste.
*Camille Couderc (1860–1933) archivist at la Bibliothèque Nationale, professor of bibliographie ecole des Chartes, president of the Societe des lettres, Science et Art de l'Aveyron.
Sights
Livinhac used to be known as the garden of the Aveyron because of its fertile fields by the beautiful river Lot and was famous for its suspension bridge built at the beginning of the 19th century when the neighbouring town of
Decazeville
Decazeville ( oc, La Sala) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
The commune was created in the 19th century because of the Industrial Revolution and was named after the Duke of Decazes (1780–18 ...
developed as an important industrial town because of its coal mines.
See also
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Communes of the Aveyron department
The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
Communes of Aveyron
Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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