A Postcard from Villefranche-de-Rouergue

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Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in the Aveyron department of southern France, was founded by Alphonse de Poitiers in 1252 as a bastide town. Its central square, Place Notre Dame, is dominated by thirteenth-century townhouses and La Collégiale Notre-Dame.

Collegiate church of Notre-Dame de Villefranche-de-Rouergue

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