Monestiés

Monestiés
Monestiés
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Monestiés
Intercommunality	Ségala-Carmausin
Mayor	Denis Marty (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	190–437 m (620–1,434 ft) (avg. 200 m/660 ft)
Land area1	26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Population2	1,340  (2006)
- Density	50 /km2 (130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	81170/ 81640
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 44°04′19″N 2°05′52″E / 44.0719444444°N 2.09777777778°E / 44.0719444444; 2.09777777778

Monestiés (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

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

• INSEE