
The Ségala (; oc, Segalar) is a geographical region that straddles the border between the departments of
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 ...
and
Tarn, in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...
region of southern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. It is known as the land of a hundred valleys- and traditionally grew the grain for all of Aveyron.
Geography
The Ségala is deeply valleyed region lying between 200 m and 800 m between the valley of the
Viaur and the valley of 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 ...
. The valleys are deep and wooded, while the summits and the plateau are dominated by pasture land used for the raising of high-quality beef.
Geology
The underlying rocks are schists which leads to acid soils. The soils are light and thin, and were unproductive before the opening of the railway with the Viaduc du Viaur, which allowed lime to be brought in. Liming neutralised the soil opening it up to agriculture.
Villages in the Ségala
Tourist destinations and monuments
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Balsac Balsac may refer to:
* Balsac the Jaws of Death (born 1950), character and guitarist in the rock band Gwar
* Balsac, Aveyron, France
* BALSAC (database), a Quebec population database
* Henri Heim de Balsac (1899–1979), French zoologist
See also ...
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Rignac
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Ambialet
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Château de Belcastel
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Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Bibliography
* '' Au cœur du Ségala tarnais'', in ''Revue du Tarn'', n° 223, automne 2011 -in French
References
External links
Le Ségala - in FrenchLe Ségalawww.cc-segalacarmausin.fr - in French
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Geography of Aveyron
Geography of Tarn (department)