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The Lévézou is a geographical region in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is a impervious crystalline plateau with an average altitude of around 900m. Its highest point is Mont Seigne (1 128 m). Though its borders are not strictly defined, it is bounded in the south and east by the River Tarn and to the north by the Viaur. To the west it merges into the Ségala.
Contents
- Le clip de la communaut de communes l v zou pareloup
- Map of LC3A9vC3A9zou 12410 Salles Curan France
- Rugby millau le ve zou
- Etymology
- Communes within the Lvzou
- Hydroelectric generation
- Wind farms
- References
Map of L%C3%A9v%C3%A9zou, 12410 Salles-Curan, France
Rugby millau le ve zou
Etymology
Lévézou is the french form of the Occitan word Leveson- which derives from the root words eve (waters) and on (source of) so literally means the source of waters. From this location, the noble family the Lévézou de Vezins derived their name. Their coat of arms has been adopted as a symbol for the region.
Communes within the Lévézou
Hydroelectric generation
The Tarn was dammed at Pinet and Jourdanie in 1929, and a third dam was added at Le Truel in 1959, and these were all used for run of the river power stations.
Between 1948 and 1952, the major rivers on the plateau were dammed; and by means of pumping stations and piplelines their waters were directed through the new reservoir at Villefranche-de-Panat where it dropped down to massive turbines at Le Pouget.
Wind farms
The Lévézou has embraced wind energy and by April 2009 the following wind farms were in place: