Property for sale in Aveyron

Aveyron sits on the southern edge of the Massif Central, its landscape carved by the Lot, Tarn and Aveyron rivers into dramatic gorges and rugged plateaux. Rodez's own small airport keeps the department connected despite its rural feel. Woven through with pilgrimage and gastronomic history, Aveyron holds eleven villages officially listed among the most beautiful in France, level with Dordogne for the highest number in the country, including Najac, Sauveterre-de-Rouergue and Conques, an important stop on the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela. Elsewhere in the department, buyers will find the Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world by structural height, and Roquefort cheese, matured in the caves at Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. Aveyron is recognised too for its slower, more grounded way of life, summed up by the French phrase la France profonde. A continental climate brings warm summers and cold winters. Options on the market range from a stone farmhouse on the Causse plateau, a townhouse in Rodez or Millau, or a village property near one of the region's celebrated medieval villages, Aveyron offers character. With pilgrimage heritage, gastronomy and dramatic scenery, it remains among France's most authentic departments. For buyers considering the local property market, the average price for a house in Aveyron is €1,310/m².