Aveyron (river)

The Aveyron () is a river in southern France. It is a tributary of the Tarn river. The Aveyron department is named after this river.

Geography
The Aveyron river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of .

Its discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) has been observed from 1914 to 2017 in Piquecos, a commune of the Tarn-et-Garonne department close to the city of Montauban near the confluence with the Tarn river. Its average yearly discharge at Piquecos is .

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Piquecos

Course
The source of the Aveyron is in southern Massif Central, near the commune of Sévérac-le-Château, in the Aveyron department, at an altitude of .

The Aveyron passes through the departments and towns of:
 Aveyron : Sévérac-le-Château, Laissac, Rodez, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Najac
 Tarn : Penne
 Tarn-et-Garonne : Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, Bruniquel, Montricoux, Nègrepelisse, Piquecos

The Aveyron river flows through 62 communes. Three communes have the name of the river: Agen-d'Aveyron, Gaillac-d'Aveyron, Clairvaux-d'Aveyron.

Finally, it flows into the Tarn river to the nortwest of Montauban, between Lafrançaise and Villemade, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, at  of altitude.

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Aveyron are:

Left tributaries:
 Viaur - 
 Cérou - 
 Vère - 
  Serène de Sanvensa - 

Right tributaries:
 Alzou - 
 Bonnette - 
 Lère - 
 Serre - 

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

 References 

Other websites

 Banque Hydro - Station O5882510 - l'Aveyron à Piquecos  

Category:Rivers of Occitanie