Capital of Canton is located at the entrance of the department, alongside the A75, 30 minutes from Millau (sous-prefecture) and 45 minutes from Rodez, near line SNCF Neussargues / Béziers.
Developed around a relay Gallo-Roman Campagnac was a step towards linking Rodez in Gevaudan. The small fortified manor Beaufort, construction typically caussenarde, the 14th century.
The grain measures on "The Place" recalls the commercial activity that gripped the city by road position in the 18th century.
A Canac where Serre, a tributary of the Aveyron, its source, the church, 11th and 12th century, is classified a historical monument.
