Arvieu (; oc, Arviu) is a

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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 the

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region of southern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arvieunois'' or ''Arvieunoises''.

Geography

Arvieu is located some 23 km south by south-east of Rodez and 7 km north of Alrance. Access to the commune is by the D56 road from

Pont-de-Salars Pont-de-Salars (; Languedocien: ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Depart ...

in the north-east passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Durenque. The D82 branches off the D56 north of the village and goes north to Flavin. The D577 branches off the D56 in the south of the commune and goes west to Salmiech. The commune is entirely farmland except for some small patches of forest.Google Maps
/ref> The eastern border of the commune is the

Lac de Pareloup Lac de Pareloup (; oc, link=no, Lac de Paralop; en, Pareloup Lake) is a lake in Aveyron, France. It lies on the Lévézou plateau, 25 km south east of Rodez. Description At an elevation of 805 m, its surface area is 12.6 km². The imp ...

. The

Céor The Céor () is a long river in the Aveyron department in southern France. Its source is at Salles-Curan, southwest of the ''lac de Pareloup''. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a left tributary of the Viaur, into which it flows at Saint ...

river rises in the east of the commune and flows west through the village then south forming part of the western border before continuing west to join the

Viaur The Viaur () is a river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron. Its source is in the southern Massif Central, north of Millau. It flows generally west through the following departments and towns: * Aveyron: Pont-de-Sala ...

at Saint-Just-sur-Viaur. The ''Ruisseau de Glauzeilles'' rises in the north of the commune flowing west then south-west, forming the north-eastern border of the commune, to join the Céor. The ''Ruisseau de Calieres'' rises in the east of the commune and flows north to join the Vioulou just north of the commune.

Places and hamlets

*Les Auglanes *Aurifeuille *Beauregard *Bel-Air *Bellevue *Le Besset *Bois de Nouet *Bois Grand *Bonneviale *Le Bose *La Brauge *La Calmette *Caplongue *Cayras *Cayras Bas *Les Cazals *Clauzelles *Clauzellou *Les Combes *Le Coutal *La Croix de l'Ouradou *Dournets *Dours *Espinous *Espinouset *Fau du Dours *Les Faux *Font Bonne *Fouleties *Galinieres *Gilergues *Ginestous *Girman Bas *Girman Haut *La Graille *Grelac *Lalic *La Lumiere *Mas Roux *Le Mas Roussel *Le Mas Vayssettes *Montginoux *Montredon *Le Mouli *Le Moulin d'Aigles *Le Moulin de la Gineste *N.-D d'Aures *Pareloup *Le Pouget *La Pendarie *Pierrefiche *Pauhle Rouby *La Pendarie *La Plane *Le Puech *Puech d'Anglas *Puech Cabane *Le Puech de Clauzelles *Puech d'Espinous *Puech de Girman *Le Puech Granier *Puech de Grima *Puech Grimal *Le Rhan *Les Rials *Rochers du Diable *le Roucan *Rougeviale *Routaboul *Le Rueillou *Saint-Martin des Faux (partly in Arvieu and partly in Salles-Curan) *Serieux *Les Sottes *Tredos *Ventajou Géoportail

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, consulted on 4 May 2014

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

*There are traces of the

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*In the 16th century the village was besieged *In the 18th century the Vigouroux family of Rodez bought the Lordship *The Arvieu Affair: The village was attacked by a band of counter-revolutionaries from the former Army of Charrié who hid in the Palanges Forest. The house of Citizen Bonnefous, the leading citizen of the commune, was pillaged. Many people were accused of supporting the attackers who were from the ''de Barrau'' family of Carcenac-Salmiech. *The ramparts were destroyed in the 19th century.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors ; Mayors from 1941

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*A Feudal Château Sainte-Famille (a former convent). *The Château of Saint-Louis (now the Town Hall). *The Château of Montfranc (Arvieu, private property). *A Pond, Mill, and

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(Public laundry) at Arvieu.

Religious heritage

*The Church of Notre-Dame d'Aures (12th centuries) is registered as an historical monument. The church contains a Statue of Saint Foy (15th century) which is registered as an historical object. *The Parish Church of Saint-Amans at Arvieu had a Painting: The Assumption of the Virgin (disappeared) (1850) which is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy *The Church of Saint-Saturnin or Saint-Sernin at Caplongue. *The Church of Saint-Martin at Faux. *The Chapel of Saint-André at Clauzelles.

Notable people linked to the commune

* Jean Dupin, (1936-), former senior Post Office official, wrote seven novels set in Lévézou, originally from Arvieu village. * Joël Serin, former secretary in the Town Hall. * Henri Grimal, born in Arvieu in 1910, academic and historian.

References

External links

Arvieu official website

Arvieu tourism website

Arvieu on the National Geographic Institute website

Arvieu on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Arvieu'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Aveyron