Arques (French pronunciation: [aʁk] ⓘ; Occitan: Arcas) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The Ruisseau de Clauverhes rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-east to join the Viaur south of the village.

The Viaur river flows from the south-west through the southern part of the commune and forming part of the southern border before continuing west to the Barrage of Pont-de-Salars then continuing west to eventually join the Aveyron river at Saint-Martin-Laguépie.

[5] The table below compares the gender and age of the population with that of the department of Aveyron in the year 2017.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arques and Aveyron Department in 2017 Source: INSEE[6][7]