Naves, Corrèze

Naves
The carved wooden altar, in Saint Peter's Church The carved wooden altar, in Saint Peter's Church
Coat of arms of Naves Coat of arms
Naves
Location within Limousin region Naves
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Tulle
Canton	Tulle-Campagne-Nord
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)
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 Limousin 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.

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  St. Peter's Church.

• Naves 19 - Fontaine 03.JPG

  Baptistry.

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  Gaulish helmet found in Tintignac.

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  Altarpiece of St. Peter's Church.

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

• Communes of the Corrèze department

References

• INSEE