Monestiés

Monestiés
The town hall in Monestiés
Location of Monestiés
Monestiés
Monestiés
Coordinates: 44°04′19″N 2°05′52″E / 44.0719°N 2.0978°E / 44.0719; 2.0978
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonCarmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Marty[1]
Area
1
26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,385
 • Density52/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.

Monestiés (French pronunciation: [mɔnɛstje]; Occitan: Monestièr, meaning monastery) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.