History of Aveyron

thumb|125px|Coat of arms of the county of Rouergue thumb|Map of Rouergue, showing modern departments: Aveyron, Lot and [[Tarn-et-Garonne]] Rouergue (; ) is a former province of France, corresponding roughly with the modern department of Aveyron. Its historical capital is Rodez. It is bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc, on the east by Gévaudan and on the west by Quercy.