The Lévézou is a geographical region 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 of ...

department in southern

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. It is an impervious

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plateau with an average altitude of around 900m. Its highest point is Mont Seigne (1 128 m). Though its borders are not strictly defined, it is bounded in the south and east by the

River Tarn The Tarn (; oc, Tarn, la, Tarnis, possibly meaning 'rapid' or 'walled in') is a long river in the administrative region of Occitania in southern France. It is a right tributary of the Garonne. The Tarn runs in a roughly westerly direction ...

and to the north by 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-Salar ...

. To the west it merges into the Ségala.

Etymology

Lévézou is the French form of the Occitan word ''Leveson''- which derives from the root words ''eve'' (waters) and ''on'' (source of) so literally means the source of waters. From this location, the noble family the ''Lévézou de Vezins'' derived their name. Their coat of arms has been adopted as a symbol for the region.

Geography

Topography

Geology

Communication

Communes within the Lévézou

* - - = historic and rural Lévézou * - * - = communes around

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat o ...

* - ** - = communes shared with Ségala * - *** - = communes between Lévézou and the Raspes du Tarn or la Muse