Naves, Corrèze

Naves is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Naves
Commune
The carved wooden altar, in Saint Peter's Church
Coat of arms
Location of Naves
Naves
Naves
Coordinates: 45°18′50″N 1°46′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonNaves
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Christophe Jerretie
Area
1
35.93 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,320
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19146 /19460
Elevation222–505 m (728–1,657 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Naves's territory is crossed by the Corrèze, Solane, Vigne, Vimbelle, and Céronne rivers.

History

Situated on the crossroad of two importants Roman ways, Naves of Latin Navea (fertile valley), was established in Gallo-Roman period, in this time the village included temples, theater and many other monuments.

  • St. Peter's Church.
  • Baptistry.
  • Gaulish helmet found in Tintignac.
  • Altarpiece of St. Peter's Church.

Naves is now growing, thanks to the arrival in 2002 of the A89 linking Lyon to Bordeaux. Since 2000, the people pouring into the town which knows a growth rate of 13% over the past ten years. They are mostly active youth mostly working in Tulle.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,532—    
1800 1,664+1.19%
1806 1,584−0.82%
1821 2,046+1.72%
1831 2,312+1.23%
1836 2,171−1.25%
1841 2,152−0.18%
1846 2,318+1.50%
1851 2,438+1.01%
1856 2,504+0.54%
1861 2,512+0.06%
1866 2,358−1.26%
1872 2,599+1.64%
1876 2,297−3.04%
1881 2,293−0.03%
1886 2,371+0.67%
1891 2,350−0.18%
1896 2,419+0.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,367−0.43%
1906 2,321−0.39%
1911 2,144−1.57%
1921 1,982−0.78%
1926 1,835−1.53%
1931 1,662−1.96%
1936 1,547−1.42%
1946 1,535−0.08%
1954 1,506−0.24%
1962 1,410−0.82%
1968 1,386−0.29%
1975 1,534+1.46%
1982 1,912+3.20%
1990 2,187+1.69%
1999 2,037−0.79%
2007 2,260+1.31%
2012 2,338+0.68%
2017 2,320−0.15%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Données Cassini, EHESS
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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