Discovering Viviez-Pont

Come and discover the town of Viviez-Pont through a geocaching and audio route. Once a poor rural village in the Aveyron, situated at the confluence of streams that made it a fishing ground, it later became the ‘little town of zinc’. It is rich in its industrial heritage and its inhabitants, who have transformed and shaped it over time. Scan the QR code on the starting panel and let yourself be guided as you listen to its history. Along the way, you’ll discover 16 panels recounting the history of Viviez-Pont, 9 audio heritage recordings and 1 virtual tour.

This heritage trail is fully signposted, with information panels marking the route.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.69 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 31 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 30 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 227 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 194 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Place du 8 Mai in Viviez-Pont.

(S/E) Facing the book, take the steps leading to Rue des Troènes. At the junction, turn right and take the uphill street on the left: ‘La Boudie’. Walk up La Boudie. Pass a pretty little manor house. Just opposite Rue de la Boudie-Haute, take the path on the right and walk down Rue de la Chapelle.

(1) Continue straight ahead and pass the chapel. At the junction, take Avenue Adam Grange on the left. Walk up the avenue for about 300 metres.

(2) Just after the petrol station, take the path on the left; keep straight on for about 350 metres, take Impasse Jean Moulin at the end, then take the street of the same name on the right until you reach Avenue Adam Grange.

(3) Opposite the SAM, take the street on the right. Pass in front of Allée du Bourdiquet and continue to the junction you passed earlier.

(2) Keep going straight on and turn left at the next street, called Rue des Tuileries. Cross the Riou Mort to reach the Tuileries site.

(4) Turn around, head back to Avenue Adam Grange and turn left onto it. Continue along the avenue and take the second lane on the left (Allée du Parc). Go straight on, through the lanes, and take the second right onto Allée des Marronniers. Return to Avenue Adam Grange.

(5) Turn left onto it, then take the first street on the right (Rue des Troènes). Continue for a few more metres, then take the stairs on the right to reach the finish line (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 196 m - Place du 8 Mai
  2. 1 : km 0.57 - alt. 202 m - The Chapel
  3. 2 : km 0.86 - alt. 198 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  4. 3 : km 1.37 - alt. 199 m - La S.A.M
  5. 4 : km 1.89 - alt. 196 m - The Tuileries - Riou Mort (rivière) - Affluent du Lot
  6. 5 : km 2.4 - alt. 195 m - Avenue Adam Grange
  7. S/E : km 2.69 - alt. 197 m - Place du 8 mai

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