Rodez Attractions

Rodez (pop. 26,367), chief town of the département of Aveyron, lies on a hill above the Aveyron, between Auvergne and Toulouse. On the east side of the Place d'Armes is the fortress-like Cathedral of Notre-Dame (13th-16th C.), its west front flanked by two unfinished towers. The upper part of the bell-tower on its north side has delicate Flamboyant tracery. The interior is richly decorated. The third chapel on the right has a fine stone screen (15th C.) and a Holy Sepulchre (16th C.). In the transept are a magnificent 15th C. rood screen and a beautifully carved organ gallery (17th C.). The choir has Late Gothic stalls.