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    completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France. The design...
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    Aveyron (French: [avɛʁɔ̃] ; Occitan: Avairon [aβajˈɾu]) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron...
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    the Tarn and Dourbie rivers, the town is a subprefecture of the Aveyron department. Millau is known for its Viaduct, glove industry and several nearby natural...
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    Alpes-Maritimes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 20,850 22,864 21,998 413 Millau Aveyron Occitanie 22,133 22,205 21,979 414 Le Robert Martinique Martinique 23...
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    The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France. Out of the land area is being 8,735 square kilometres (3,373 sq mi),...
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    The canton of Millau-2 is an administrative division of the Aveyron department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which...
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    dismantling a McDonald's franchise that was under construction in Millau (Aveyron). Considered by his supporters to be non-violent, Bové designed this...
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    La Graufesenque (category Museums in Aveyron)
    La Graufesenque is an archaeological site 2 km from Millau, Aveyron, France, at the confluence of the rivers Tarn and Dourbie. As Condatomagus (market...
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    Aurillac and Saint-Flour (Cantal), Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire), Rodez, Millau (Aveyron) and Alès and Nîmes (Gard). Even though Mende remains a relatively...
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  • 854 ft). The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that is both tall (in structural height) and high (in deck height). The tallest Millau Viaduct tower...
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    The canton of Millau-1 is an administrative division of the Aveyron department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which...
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    The arrondissement of Millau is an arrondissement of France in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region. It has 110 communes. Its population is 79...
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    There are three arrondissements in the Aveyron department. They are: Arrondissement of Millau (subprefecture: Millau), with 110 communes. The population...
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  • Alpes-Maritimes 173,81 25 Fontainebleau Seine-et-Marne 172,05 26 Millau Aveyron 168,23 27 Porto-Vecchio Corse-du-Sud 169,93 28 Prads-Haute-Bléone...
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  • Toulouse formed out of part of the old County of Rouergue in what is today Aveyron, France. Its capital was Rodez. At its height, it was a centre of troubadour...
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  • Jardin botanique des Causses (category Gardens in Aveyron)
    m²) is a botanical garden located at 17 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Millau, Aveyron, Occitania, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden was...
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    Maison de Jeanne (category Monuments historiques of Aveyron)
    Journal de Millau. 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022. "The oldest house in Aveyron will be restored"...
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    Tarn (river) (category Rivers of Aveyron)
    the Tarn include: Agout (in Saint-Sulpice) Alrance Aveyron (near Montauban) Cernon Dourbie (in Millau) Dourdou de Camarès Jonte (in Le Rozier) Lemboulas...
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  • of the Aveyron department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: Aubrac et Carladez Aveyron et Tarn...
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    Larzac (category Landforms of Aveyron)
    the south of the Massif Central, France, situated between Millau (in the department of Aveyron) and Lodève (in the department of Hérault). It is an agricultural...
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    most famous protest was the dismantling of a McDonald's franchise in Millau (Aveyron), in 1999. In France, cutlery is used in the continental manner (with...
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  • Ségur (French pronunciation: [seɡyʁ]; Occitan: Segur) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Its inhabitants are the Ségurois, Séguroises...
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    Rouergue (category Geography of Aveyron)
    province of France, corresponding roughly with the modern department of Aveyron. Its historical capital is Rodez. It is bounded on the north by Auvergne...
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  • Agen-d'Aveyron (category Communes of Aveyron)
    northwest of Millau. Agen-d'Aveyron is in the ancient province of Rouergue and is the site of a prehistoric dolmen. Communes of the Aveyron department "Répertoire...
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  • Misericordia (2024 film) (category Films shot in Aveyron)
    Saint-Martial setting. The film was also shot in the nearby villages of Millau, Nant and Saint-Jean-du-Bruel. Other scenery included the Dourbie gorges...
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    Creissels (category Communes of Aveyron)
    Creissels is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Millau Viaduct Communes of the Aveyron department "Répertoire national des élus:...
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    kilogram of Roquefort. The cheese is produced throughout the département of Aveyron and part of the nearby départements of Aude, Lozère, Gard, Hérault and...
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    Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (category Landforms of Aveyron)
    Gorges de la Dourbie, north-east of Millau and its famous viaduct, in the commune of La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, Aveyron, France. The rocks consist of dolomite...
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    Jean-Baptiste Solignac (category People from Millau)
    inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe. Solignac was born on 15 March 1773 at Millau in the south of France. In 1790, he enlisted in the Vermandois Regiment...
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    Château de Vézins (category Castles in Aveyron)
    much-altered castle in the commune of Vézins-de-Lévézou between Millau and Rodez in the Aveyron département of France. It has been in the possession of the...
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