Monestiés
Commune in Occitania, France
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Monestiés (French pronunciation: [mɔnɛstje]; Occitan: Monestièr, meaning monastery) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Monestiés | |
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The town hall in Monestiés | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Monestiés | |
  Monestiés Location within France  Monestiés Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°04′19″N 2°05′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Marty[1] |
Area 1 | 26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,381 |
| • Density | 51.47/km2 (133.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81170 /81640 |
| Elevation | 190–437 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.
