Viaur

Railway viaduct in the valley of Viaur

The Viaur is a river in southern France, in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

Geography

It rises east of Vézins -de- Lévézou flows in an east-west direction parallel to the northerly trending Aveyron and the south extending Tarn and flows for a distance of 168 kilometers in Saint -Martin- Laguépie as a left tributary of the Aveyron. The Viaur flows through a little -populated valley, about 100 km, the river does not touch any city.

By Crossed departments

• Aveyron
• Tarn
• Tarn -et -Garonne

Places on the river

• Pont -de- Salars
• Saint -Martin- Laguépie

Attractions

In Tauriac -de- Naucelle spans him the filigree Viaur Viaduct ( Viaduc du Viaur ), the largest steel bridge in France. He is classified as a monument historique.