Rodez - Wikivoyage, the free collaborative travel and tourism guide - Rodez — Wikivoyage, le guide de voyage et de tourisme collaboratif gratuit

Rodez
Information
Country	France
Altitude	Between 500 and640 m
Area	11,18 km²
Population	23 794 hab. (2011)
Postal code	12000
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Tourist information office	Grand Rodez Tourist Office 10-12 place de la Cité 12,000 Rodez. ​ 05 65 757677 E-mail: [email protected] ​
Location
44 ° 21 ′ 25 ″ N 2 ° 33 ′ 54 ″ E
Official site
Touristic site
edit

Rodez is a city and the prefecture of the department ofAveyron in the southwest of the France.

If the great monuments of the city attract tourists, it still remains far from the major tourist centers of the department (lakes of Lévézou, Conch, etc.).

Understand

To go

• 44.4077782.4827781 Rodez-Aveyron international airport (IATA : RDZ) route de Decazeville, 12330 Salles la Source,   33 5 65 42 20 30 (last update Feb. 2018)

Airline company	Destinations
Eastern airways	Paris – Orly
Ryanair	Seasonal: Charleroi, Dublin, London – Stansted

Circulate

To see

Most of the city's important buildings are located in what is called the Old Rodez.

Civil heritage

• 44.35242.56231 National stud (old priory)  – . The Rodez stud farm has been located in the beautiful Chartreuse since 1809. (last update Dec. 2020)
• Bourgeois houses (historic heart)
• 19th century railway bridges^e century

Religious heritage

• 44.3508332.5738892 Notre-Dame cathedral  – It is the main religious building in the department. Burned down and damaged over the centuries, Rodez Cathedral is a remarkable compendium of the architectural styles of the XIII^e to XVII^e century: Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque interior decoration elements. It has imposing dimensions; the central nave, rather narrow, develops on 102 m long and has a particularly graceful elevation (30 meters). the building has a superb bell tower, a veritable lacework of pink sandstone stone, spotted from afar, dominating the top of the city of its 87 meters away. At night, it is illuminated from within. (last update Feb. 2018)

• Saint-Martin Chapel  – It was located mid-slope overlooking Layoule. Before 1789, it served as a Ruthenian parish, then before World War II, as a garbage dump and playgrounds for children. In ruins since the war, it was completely demolished in 1966. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.3482.574873 Saint-Amans Church  – Built in XII^e century, it was completely rebuilt from 1758 to 1761 with materials recovered from the old building. The exterior is Baroque in style but the interior has retained the purity of the Romanesque. The dome was decorated with XVIII^e century by Salinier. Sixth century tapestries adorn the choir and represent the miracles of Saint Amans. We keep a pietà du XV^e century, a statue of the Trinity of XVI^e century and a reliquary box in Limoges enamel. (last update Feb. 2018)
• The Sacred Heart  – whose work lasted 30 years (from the year 1890 to 1920). Its construction was inspired by the Sainte-Foy de Conques abbey with notable influences from the great Périgord churches. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 44.34972.56444 Paraire Chapel  – last vestige of the insane asylum of Paraire where the writer and poet Antonin Artaud was interned. It now houses an “Antonin Artaud space”. (last update Dec. 2020)

• Bishopric (palace), its towers and its ramparts.

• 44.34942.57375 Former Jesuit College (Chapel of the Old Royal College) Louis-Blanc Street – , founded by the Company of Jesus in Rodez, which later became Royal college. Site classified as a historical monument XVII^e century, Gothic and Baroque style, built in pink sandstone, with painted Renaissance decoration. (last update Dec. 2020)

Museums

• Fenaille Museum, history and archeology museum which has a unique collection of standing stone statues from Rouergue. Its collections also include sculptures from other periods: Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance and modern times.
• Denys-Puech Fine Arts Museum, contemporary art museum in which the sculptures and paintings of Denys Puech are exhibited.
• Soulages Museum, opened in spring 2014, in which the various works of Pierre Soulages are exhibited.
• Departmental cultural center, departmental archives.

Do

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

• La Grange de Monteillac campsite (Camping Rodez)  – Campsite near Rodez to visit the city of Rodez and the places of interest of Aveyron. (last update Feb. 2018)

Around

• 44.3886112.3372221 Belcastel  –  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.221.9791672 Najac  –  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.0322222.5352783 Requisition  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.2205562.3177784 Sauveterre-de-Rouergue  –  (last update Feb. 2018)