Gissac () is a
commune in the
Aveyron
Aveyron (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron (river), Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyro ...
department in southern
France
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.
The ''
Château de Montaigut
The Château de Montaigut is a castle in the French '' commune'' of Gissac in the ''département'' of Aveyron. It is a listed monument since 1987.
The first traces of the Château de Montaigut date from the 10th century. Built on a rocky outcro ...
'' is a medieval
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
that is open to visitors.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Aveyron department
The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France. Out of the land area is being , and the percentage of the department's land area is just 34 per cent of its land area of an average commune.
The communes cooperat ...
References
Communes of Aveyron
Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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