Monestiés

Monestiés (Occitan: Monestièr, meaning monastery) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Monestiés
The town hall in Monestiés
Coat of arms
Location of Monestiés
Monestiés
Monestiés
Coordinates: 44°04′19″N 2°05′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonCarmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
IntercommunalitySégala-Carmausin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Denis Marty
Area
1
26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,367
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81170 /81640
Elevation190–437 m (623–1,434 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The Most Beautiful Villages of France") association.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Cérou river.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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