Aveyron river in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
by RicardMN Photography
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Aveyron river in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
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RicardMN Photography
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Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val (Sant Antonin in Occitan) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Having played an influential and somewhat bellicose role in the history of the region from the 12th to the 17th centuries, it then declined economically and as a result has preserved largely mediaeval core which has many listed buildings and is now a major tourist attraction. Its Sunday market is extensive and draws visitors and locals alike. It is a member of the Cittaslow movement.
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is situated in the gorges of the Aveyron river at the confluence of the Bonnette overlooked by the limestone cliffs of the Roc d'Anglars. It is located at the edge of Rouergue where the Albigeois lands border with Quercy, to the north of the forest of Grésigne. It lies on one of the ancient pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela.
Water has always been last in St-Antonin Noble Val a special place with tanneries in the twelfth century, the spa at the beginning of the twentieth and the bottling plant which sells water from Saint Antonin Noble Val, called Source of the Black Prince.
The area has been occupied for over 10,000 years, as evidenced by the archaeological discoveries at the nearby Upper Palaeolithic (Magdalenian) site of Fontalès.
The town is named after Antoninus of Pamiers, who brought Christianity to the Rouergue. He was martyred c. 305 when, following this success, he then tried to convert Pamiers, his home town in the Pyrenees. His remains were believed to have been interred on the site of the town and an abbey was founded by the 8th century[a] by Festus, the local ruler of what was then known as Vallis Nobilis.
Saint-Antonin had one of the first hospitals in the region, founded by the 8th century. Reformists also burned down that building in 1575.
From the 9th century, Saint-Antonin was ruled by one of the first nobles in the area to hold the title of viscount. They were powerful lords of Rouergue, but vassals of the count of Toulouse. The last independent viscount ceded all his rights to the king in 1249.
The town was used as a location for the 2001 film 'Charlotte Gray', starring Cate Blanchett.
It was used as a location in the film 'The Hundred-Foot Journey' starring Helen Mirren released in August 2014.
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