Navès, Tarn Explained

Navès
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Naves 81.svg
Arrondissement:	Castres
Canton:	Castres-3
Insee:	81195
Postal Code:	81710
Mayor:	Pierre Calmels^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Castres Mazamet
Coordinates:	43.5669°N 2.2244°W
Elevation M:	176
Elevation Min M:	158
Elevation Max M:	286
Area Km2:	9.75

Navès (pronounced as /fr/; oc|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

Communes of the Tarn department

Notes and References

Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
"Château de Montespieu". Retrieved 14 October 2022
"Tour de Navès". Retrieved 15 October 2022
News: Georges Prêtre, le plus viennois des chefs d'orchestre, est mort. 4 January 2017. Le Monde. Marie-Aude Roux. 15 October 2022. fr. Georges Prêtre, the most Viennese of orchestra conductors, has died.