Navès, Tarn
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Navès (French pronunciation: [navɛs]; Occitan: Navés) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Navès | |
|---|---|
 Château de Montespieu | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Navès  | |
 Navès  Navès | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′01″N 2°13′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Castres-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Castres Mazamet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Calmels[1] |
Area 1 | 9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 690 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81195 /81710 |
| Elevation | 158–286 m (518–938 ft) (avg. 176 m or 577 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The Thoré forms most of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Agout, which forms part of its northern border.
Historic sites
- Château de Montespieu, restored castle, listed as a monument historique in 1992.[3]
- Château de Navès (residence of Georges Prêtre)
- The manoir de Gaillard and its classified dovecote
- Tour de Navès, fortified 16th-century tower, listed as a monument historique in 1995.[4]
- Church of Saint John the Baptiste
Notable people
- Georges Prêtre (1924 – 2017), orchestral and opera conductor, had a home in Navès.[5]
See also
References
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