Vézins-de-Lévézou | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Vezins-de-Levezou.svg |
Arrondissement: | Millau |
Canton: | Raspes et Lévezou |
Insee: | 12294 |
Postal Code: | 12780 |
Mayor: | Daniel Ayrinhac[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Lévézou Pareloup |
Coordinates: | 44.28°N 2.9533°W |
Elevation M: | 900 |
Elevation Min M: | 713 |
Elevation Max M: | 1155 |
Area Km2: | 78.96 |
Vézins-de-Lévézou (in French pronounced as /vezɛ̃ də levezu/; Languedocien: Vesinh) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
The Château de Vézins is a historical castle. The first fortress was built in 1120 by Vésian de Vézins to command the Lévézou district. Following a disastrous fire in 1642, the only remains of this original castle are the vaulted rooms of the ground floor. The castle was redeveloped in the Renaissance style.