Navès, Tarn
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Navès | |
|---|---|
| Château de Montespieu Château de Montespieu | |
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Coat of arms of Navès Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′01″N 2°13′28″E / 43.5669°N 2.2244°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) |
| 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. | |
Navès (French pronunciation: [navɛs]; Occitan: Navés) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
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.[2]
- 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.[3]
- Church of Saint John the Baptiste
Notable people
- Georges Prêtre (1924 – 2017), orchestral and opera conductor, had a home in Navès.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ Base Mérimée: PA00095675, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) "Château de Montespieu". Retrieved 14 October 2022
- ↑ Base Mérimée: PA00135479, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) "Tour de Navès". Retrieved 15 October 2022
- ↑ Marie-Aude Roux (4 January 2017). "Georges Prêtre, le plus viennois des chefs d'orchestre, est mort" [Georges Prêtre, the most Viennese of orchestra conductors, has died]. Le Monde (in français). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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