Aveyron

[ a-vey-rawn ]

/ a veɪˈrɔ̃ /

a department in S France. 3387 sq. mi. (8770 sq. km). Capital: Rodez.

Example sentences from the Web for aveyron

The Ruteni occupied the ancient province of Rouergne (department of the Aveyron).

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
She was born in 1866, at Dcazeville in the Aveyron, her father being a civil engineer, and a member of a good Spanish family.

Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday |Henry C. Lahee
The journalist added that he heard a speech of the same kind in the bush-region of Aveyron.

Georges Guynemer |Henry Bordeaux
Wheat, rye and oats are the chief cereals cultivated, the soil of Aveyron being naturally poor.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various

Aveyron belongs to the 16th military region, and to the acadmie or educational circumscription of Toulouse.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various

Aveyron

/ (French avɛrɔ̃) /

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