a province of France, in the government of Guienne; bounded on the east by the Cevennes and Gevaudan, on the west by Querci, on the north by the same and Auvergne, and on the south by Languedoc. It is 75 miles in length, and 50 in breadth; not very fertile, but feeds a number of cattle, and has mines of copper, iron, alum, vitriol, and sulphur. It is divided into a county, and the upper and lower marches. It now forms the department of Aveyron. Rodez is the capital town.