| Aveyron | |
| Map: | Aveyron (rivière).png |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 44.0869°N 1.2667°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 291km (181miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 57m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 5300km2 |
The Aveyron (in French pronounced as /aveʁɔ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Avairon) is a 291 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Tarn. It rises in the southern Massif Central, near Sévérac-le-Château.
In 1855 evidence of prehistoric man was found near Bruniquel under a hill called Montastruc. The hill was 98 foot high. The account said the overhang extended for about 46 feet along the river and the area enclosed was 298 square yards. Within this cave was found the 13,000-year-old sculpture called Swimming Reindeer.[1]
The Aveyron flows west through the following départements and towns:
Bruniquel: a town north-east of Toulouse
It flows into the Tarn near Lafrançaise, north-west of Montauban.