Naves, Corrèze Explained

Naves
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Naves (Corrèze).svg
Arrondissement:Tulle
Canton:Naves
Insee:19146
Postal Code:19460
Mayor:Hervé Longy[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Tulle Agglo
Coordinates:45.3139°N 1.7667°W
Elevation Min M:222
Elevation Max M:505
Area Km2:35.93

Naves (in French pronounced as /nav/; Occitan (post 1500);: Navas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

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

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 other 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.