Villefranche-de-Rouergue

Villefranche de Rouergue was founded in 1252 by Alphonse de Poitiers, Count of Toulouse and brother of King Saint Louis.

The town presents, on a large scale, the characteristic layout of new towns of the period: a grid of streets with a square in the centre where religious and public life was carried out.

From Villefranche-de-Rouerge, you can discover the circuit of the Aveyron bastides.

Your stroll through the narrow streets of the bastide will undoubtedly lead you to the central square, which is the heart of the town. This is a square lined with covered arcades characteristic of the bastides and by the enormous entrance porch of the Collegiate Church.

Can you be here on a Thursday morning?

If so, make the most of the market with its local colors and smells. Then, continue and enjoy the riches of the town’s architectural heritage.