Broquiès

Broquiès is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Geography

The commune is in the Raspes de Tarn; on both banks of the River Tarn The village is on the north bank where the land rises steeply from the Tarn River (243 metres (797 ft)) to the Lévézou plateau (600 metres (2,000 ft)). On each side of the village are streams that have cut deep valley. An strategically important road from Saint-Izaire and Saint-Affrique crosses the Tarn at le Navech, and uses the valley to the east to zig-zag upwards through Vieux Broquies to the promontory(350 metres (1,150 ft)- 400 metres (1,300 ft)) where the main village is located. Here the road heads along the valley side to Rodez, Le Truel and Villefranche-de-Panat. On the south bank the Dourdou de Camarès flows into the Tarn.

Pont de Navech

The crossing point at le Navech was served from medieavl times by a ferry. The first bridge was built in 1865. In 1875 it washed away by 'une grande crue' and was rebuilt. Again in 1982 the centre arches were breached by the 'crues' and the bridge rebuilt.