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DescriptionBelcastel 4.jpg	Français : Le village de Belcastel en Aveyron est classé parmi les «Plus beaux villages de France». De vielles bâtisses en pierre, de deux à trois étages, se hissent à la colline depuis le Vieux Pont (XVe siècle) qui enjambe la rivière Aveyron, jusqu'au château de Belcastel. English: The Medieval town of Belcastel in Aveyron, France, named one of the "most beautiful villages of France". Old, two- to three-storey stone buildings climb the hill from the 15th-century Belcastel bridge (Vieux Pont de Belcastel) over the river Aveyron, and up to the Château de Belcastel.
Date	Taken on 17 May 2025, 14:00
Source	Own work
Author	kallerna
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Camera location	44° 23′ 15.82″ N, 2° 20′ 08.56″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	44.387728; 2.335711

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 14 July 2026. It was captioned as follows:

English: The Medieval town of Belcastel in Aveyron, France, named one of "the most beautiful villages of France". Today is Bastille Day, the French National Day.

Other languages:

Čeština: Středověké město Belcastel v departementu Aveyron (Francie), zařazené mezi Nejkrásnější vesnice Francie. Dnes je francouzský národní svátek k příležitosti Dobytí Bastily.

English: The Medieval town of Belcastel in Aveyron, France, named one of "the most beautiful villages of France". Today is Bastille Day, the French National Day.

Español: El pueblo medieval de Belcastel, en Aveyron, Francia, ha sido nombrado uno de los pueblos más bellos de Francia.

Magyar: Belcastel (Aveyron megye), középkori település, melyet „Franciaország legszebb falvai” közé soroltak

Македонски: Средновековното село Белкастел во Аверон, Франција.

中文：位於法國阿韋龍省的中世紀小鎮貝爾卡斯泰勒，被評選是其中一個「法國最美麗的村莊」。今天是法國國慶日巴士底日。

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