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Aveyron

American  
[a-vey-rawn] / a veɪˈrɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a department in S France. 3,387 sq. mi. (8,770 sq. km). Rodez.


Aveyron British  
/ avɛrɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a department of S France in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Rodez. Pop: 266 940 (2003 est). Area: 8771 sq km (3421 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the 20th arrondissement, the typical dish of the Aveyron is aligot, a simple combination of Tomme de vache cheese, potatoes, butter and garlic.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Van der Bruggen spent 16 years constructing his first castle in Aveyron from scratch, living there without electricity for six and growing his own vegetables.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Prosecutors said they had lived in the Aveyron region for five years.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

Pierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages was born in Rodez, in the Aveyron region of southern France, on Dec. 24, 1919.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2022

The climate of Aveyron varies from extreme rigour in the mountains to mildness in the sheltered valleys; the south wind is sometimes of great violence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

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