Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon
Encyclopedia
Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon (in occitan : Sent Jòrdi) is a commune
in the Aveyron
department in southern France
. The commune was part of the Rouergue
province, where people communicated with a variation of the Occitan language, Rouergat.
. The village itself is nestled in the Cernon
valley along the D992 road. The hearth of the village is composed of stonework basements following the forms of the Middle Ages fortress. The main avenue, lately built, welcomes the totality of the commerces. Finally, most of the village surface is occupied by little houses grouped in lots, on a typical contemporary style. In spite of the fact that the village is distant of a dozen kilometers from the nearby city of Millau
, it continues to welcome families by reason of its intermediate position with Millau
, Saint Affrique
and the Roquefort cheese factories in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
.
, fragments of pottery from the 4th century, barbarian cemetery in Briadels.
Territory exchanged between the Rodez bishop and the Toulouse count, devastated by the protestants of Las Ribes in the 16th century, and the ones of the Rohan duke in the 17th.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Aveyron
Aveyron
Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The commune was part of the Rouergue
Rouergue
Rouergue is a former province of France, bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc, on the east by Gévaudan and on the west by Quercy...
province, where people communicated with a variation of the Occitan language, Rouergat.
Population
Its inhabitants are called Saint-Georgiens.Geography
The territory of the commune is a part of the South Massif CentralMassif Central
The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaux....
. The village itself is nestled in the Cernon
Cernon
Cernon may refer to:*Cernon, Jura, a commune in the French region of Franche-Comté*Cernon, Marne, a commune in the French region of Champagne-Ardenne*Cernon River, a contributor of the Garonne river, in the southern France...
valley along the D992 road. The hearth of the village is composed of stonework basements following the forms of the Middle Ages fortress. The main avenue, lately built, welcomes the totality of the commerces. Finally, most of the village surface is occupied by little houses grouped in lots, on a typical contemporary style. In spite of the fact that the village is distant of a dozen kilometers from the nearby city of Millau
Millau
Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
, it continues to welcome families by reason of its intermediate position with Millau
Millau
Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
, Saint Affrique
Saint-Affrique
Saint-Affrique is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-History:Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortress was built on the neighboring rock of Caylus. The possession of Saint-Affrique was vigorously...
and the Roquefort cheese factories in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.It is located on the Causse du Larzac and is famous for its ewe's milk Roquefort cheese. Much of the activity in the commune centres on the production and distribution of the cheese...
.
History
Old settlement : DolmensDolmen
A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
, fragments of pottery from the 4th century, barbarian cemetery in Briadels.
Territory exchanged between the Rodez bishop and the Toulouse count, devastated by the protestants of Las Ribes in the 16th century, and the ones of the Rohan duke in the 17th.