Arvieu (; ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography Arvieu is located some 23 km south by south-east of Rodez and 7 km north of Alrance. Access to the commune is by the D56 road from Pont-de-Salars in the north-east passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Durenque. The D82 branches off the D56 north of the village and goes north to Flavin. The D577 branches off the D56 in the south of the commune and goes west to Salmiech. The commune is entirely farmland except for some small patches of forest.Google Maps
The eastern border of the commune is the Lac de Pareloup. The Céor river rises in the east of the commune and flows west through the village then south forming part of the western border before continuing west to join the Viaur at Saint-Just-sur-Viaur. The Ruisseau de Glauzeilles rises in the north of the commune flowing west then south-west, forming the north-eastern border of the commune, to join the Céor. The Ruisseau de Calieres rises in the east of the commune and flows north to join the Vioulou just north of the commune.
Places and hamlets
Les Auglanes Aurifeuille Beauregard Bel-Air Bellevue Le Besset Bois de Nouet Bois Grand Bonneviale Le Bose La Brauge La Calmette Caplongue Cayras Cayras Bas Les Cazals Clauzelles Clauzellou Les Combes Le Coutal La Croix de l'Ouradou Dournets Dours Espinous Espinouset Fau du Dours Les Faux Font Bonne Fouleties Galinieres Gilergues Ginestous Girman Bas Girman Haut La Graille Grelac Lalic La Lumiere Mas Roux Le Mas Roussel Le Mas Vayssettes Montginoux Montredon Le Mouli Le Moulin d'Aigles Le Moulin de la Gineste N.-D d'Aures Pareloup Le Pouget La Pendarie Pierrefiche Pauhle Rouby La Pendarie La Plane Le Puech Puech d'Anglas Puech Cabane Le Puech de Clauzelles Puech d'Espinous Puech de Girman Le Puech Granier Puech de Grima Puech Grimal Le Rhan Les Rials Rochers du Diable le Roucan Rougeviale Routaboul Le Rueillou Saint-Martin des Faux (partly in Arvieu and partly in Salles-Curan) Serieux Les Sottes Tredos Ventajou
Géoportail, IGN, consulted on 4 May 2014
Neighbouring communes and villages
History There are traces of the Gallo-Romans In the 16th century the village was besieged In the 18th century the Vigouroux family of Rodez bought the Lordship The Arvieu Affair: The village was attacked by a band of counter-revolutionaries from the former Army of Charrié who hid in the Palanges Forest. The house of Citizen Bonnefous, the leading citizen of the commune, was pillaged. Many people were accused of supporting the attackers who were from the de Barrau family of Carcenac-Salmiech.Henri Grimal, The Affair of Arvieu (October 1793), Revue du Rouergue, No. 87, New series, Autumn 2006, pp. 349 to 382. The ramparts were destroyed in the 19th century.
Heraldry
Administration List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France
From To Name Party Position 1789 1793 Pierre Lacombe 1793 1796 Jean Blancpauly 1796 1797 Joseph Dufieu 1797 1799 Amans Gaubert 1799 1801 François Robert 1801 1816 Léonard Bonnefous 1816 1821 Pierre Long 1821 1826 Léonard Bonnefous 1826 1830 Pierre Long 1830 1843 Régis Dufieu 1843 1848 Léonard Bonnefous 1848 1851 Hippolyte Bonnefous 1851 1854 Gervais Rigal 1854 1865 Jean Cayron 1865 1879 Hippolyte Bonnefous 1879 1892 Antoine Capron 1892 1901 Hippolyte Bonnefous 1901 1904 Pierre Salbat 1904 1913 Hippolyte Bonnefous 1913 1929 Victor Espinasse 1929 1935 Hervé Canac 1935 1941 Justin Fabie
Mayors from 1941 From To Name 1941 1945 Victor Boudes 1945 1950 Justin Mai 1950 1965 Ernest Thubieres 1965 1983 Raymond Almes 1983 1995 Léonce Terral 1995 2008 Raymond Vaysettes 2008 2014 Claudine Bru 2014 2020 Gilles Bounhol 2020 2026 Guy Lacan
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arvieunois or Arvieunoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage A Feudal Château Sainte-Famille (a former convent). The Château of Saint-Louis (now the Town Hall). The Château of Montfranc (Arvieu, private property). A Pond, Mill, and Lavoir (Public laundry) at Arvieu.
Religious heritage
The Church of Notre-Dame d'Aures (12th centuries) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The church contains a Statue of Saint Foy (15th century) which is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Parish Church of Saint-Amans at Arvieu had a Painting: The Assumption of the Virgin (disappeared) (1850) which is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Church of Saint-Saturnin or Saint-Sernin at Caplongue. The Church of Saint-Martin at Faux. The Chapel of Saint-André at Clauzelles.
Notable people linked to the commune Jean Dupin, (1936–), former senior Post Office official, wrote seven novels set in Lévézou, originally from Arvieu village. Joël Serin, former secretary in the Town Hall. Henri Grimal, born in Arvieu in 1910, academic and historian.
See also Communes of the Aveyron department
Bibliography Christian-Pierre Bedel, preface by Bernard Destours, Cassanhas: Arviu, Auriac, Caumont, La Grand'Vila, Saumièg, Senta-Jaleda or Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Cassanhas, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 1996, Al canton collection, 240 pages, ill., couv. ill., 28 cm, , ISSN 1151-8375, BnF 366930046 /(Occitan)
References
External links Arvieu official website Arvieu tourism website Arvieu on the National Geographic Institute website Arvieu on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arvieu on the 1750 Cassini Map