Ségala

The Ségala (French pronunciation: [seɡala]; Occitan: Segalar) is a geographical region that straddles the border between the departments of Aveyron and Tarn, in the Occitanie region of southern France.

It is known as the land of a hundred valleys- and traditionally grew the grain for all of Aveyron.

The valleys are deep and wooded, while the summits and the plateau are dominated by pasture land used for the raising of high-quality beef.

[1] The underlying rocks are schists which leads to acid soils.

The soils are light and thin, and were unproductive before the opening of the railway with the Viaduc du Viaur, which allowed lime to be brought in.