Laguiole (; ''La Guiòla'' in
Languedocien
Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian, or Lengadocian () is an Occitan language, Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Lang ...
) is a
commune in the southern French
department of
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 ...
.
It is known for its
Laguiole
Laguiole (; ''La Guiòla'' in Languedocien) is a commune in the southern French department of Aveyron.
It is known for its Laguiole cheese, which has an ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (label of guaranteed origin), and as the birthp ...
cheese, which has an ''
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
In France, the ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (, ; abbr. AOC ) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the ''terroir'' – and using ...
'' (label of guaranteed origin), and as the birthplace of the
Laguiole knife
The Laguiole knife (, locally ) is a traditional Occitan pocketknife originally produced in the "knife city" of Thiers, source of 70% of France's cutting tool production, as well as the small village of Laguiole, both located in the Massif Cent ...
. The name of the village comes from ''la gleisòla'', meaning a little church.
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
Rouergue
Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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