Villeneuve
Villeneuve lies on the Causse de Villeneuve in western Aveyron, where a dry limestone plateau gives way to wooded folds and farmland. This small Occitan settlement belongs to the Rouergue, the historic province whose old towns developed between the Aveyron and Lot valleys. Its centre preserves a distinctly medieval street pattern, with narrow lanes, stone houses and the Place des Conques. The Romanesque Church of Saint-Sépulcre, built in the 11th century, is among Villeneuve’s defining monuments. Beyond the old streets, thin soils, pasture and oak woodland give the causse a markedly different character from the river gorges elsewhere in Aveyron country.
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Villeneuve has served as a market town in western Aveyron since the Middle Ages. On the limestone causses near the Aveyron valley, its compact historic centre is organised around Place des Conques, where covered arcades and old houses still define the streetscape. The Romanesque church of Saint-Sépulcre recalls the town’s early religious foundation. Villeneuve belongs to Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, a designation reflecting the preservation of its built heritage. Beyond the lanes, western Occitania is shaped by farmed plateaux, woodland and river-cut valleys. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of western Aveyron connects regionally.
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