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Also known as Monestièr

Monestiés (; , meaning monastery) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Monestiés is a commune in the Tarn department of the Occitanie region in France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Monestiés and is located within the arrondissement of Albi. The municipality has an area of 26.83 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 437 meters above sea level. It shares borders with the communes of Montirat, Almayrac, Carmaux, and Combefa.

The population of Monestiés is recorded as 1,422, comprising 638 males and 729 females. The community is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. Its postal code is 81640, and it is associated with the electoral district of canton of Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou.

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Place details

Locality
Monestiés
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
1,433

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Key facts

French commune.name
Monestiés
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Monestiés.JPG
French commune.caption
The town hall in Monestiés
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Monestiés (Tarn).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Albi
French commune.canton
Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
French commune.INSEE
81170
French commune.postal code
81640
French commune.mayor
Denis Marty
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
200
French commune.elevation min m
190
French commune.elevation max m
437
French commune.area km2
26.83

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Monestiés
Country
France
Population
1381
Area
26.83
Elevation
294
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Virac
Official website
www.monesties.fr
Image
Monestiés.JPG
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Commons category
Monestiés
postal code
81640
associated electoral district
canton of Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
male population
638
female population
729
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-63-80-14-00
fax number
+33-5-63-80-14-06
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • See also
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Monestiés (; , 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monestiés” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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