Naves, Corrèze

Naves
Commune
The carved wooden altar, in Saint Peter's Church

Coat of arms
Naves
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Naves
Coordinates: 45°18′50″N 1°46′00″E / 45.3139°N 1.7667°E / 45.3139; 1.7667Coordinates: 45°18′50″N 1°46′00″E / 45.3139°N 1.7667°E / 45.3139; 1.7667
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Tulle
Canton Naves
Intercommunality Pays de Tulle
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Christophe Jerretie
Area1 35.93 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 2,321
 • Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 19146 /19460
Elevation 222–505 m (728–1,657 ft)

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.

Naves is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

Naves's territory is crossed by the Corrèze, Solane, Vigne, Vimbelle, and Céronne rivers.

History

Situated on the crossroad of two importants Roman ways, Naves of Latin Navea (fertile valley), was established in Gallo-Roman period, in this time the village included temples, theater and many others monuments.

Naves is now growing, thanks to the arrival in 2002 of the A89 linking Lyon to Bordeaux. Since 2000, the people pouring into the town which knows a growth rate of 13% over the past ten years. They are mostly active youth mostly working in Tulle.

Population

Demographic trend of Naves

See also

References

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