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 .

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**Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Piquecos**

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.

## Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Aveyron are:

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

**Right tributaries**:
* Alzou - 
* Bonnette - 
* Lère - 
* Serre - 

## Gallery

File:Sources de l'Aveyron 03.jpg|Source of the Aveyron.
File:Pont saint blaise najac.jpg|Aveyron river in Najac.
File:Vue Villefranche-de-Rouergue 271206.jpg|The Aveyron in Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
File:L'aveyron au gai de Piquecos.jpg|The Aveyron river near Piquecos.
File:12 - Montrozier Pont.jpg|Bridge over the Aveyron in Montrozier.

## Related pages
* List of rivers of France

## References 
## Other websites
* Banque Hydro - Station O5882510 - l'Aveyron à Piquecos