Monestiés

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

J. P. Le RidantMonestiés CC BY-SA 3.0
Thérèse GaigéClocher de l'église St-Pierre CC BY-SA 3.0
Thérèse GaigéEglise Saint-Hippolyte (façade)CC BY-SA 3.0
J. P. Le RidantLe Ségur (Tarn)CC BY-SA 3.0
Alain2SallesLe village de Salles dans le Tarn CC BY-SA 3.0
KaTeznikMTombCombea gr droite CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
KaTeznikMTombCombefa ensemble CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
MathieuMDMairie de Monestiés CC BY-SA 4.0
Thérèse GaigéMairie de Trévien CC BY-SA 4.0
MathieuMDÉglise Saint-Pierre de Monestiés - 02 CC BY-SA 4.0

The Occitan name Monestièr, meaning monastery, hints at the origins of this village on the Cérou, once the main town of the valley. It lies in the Ségala, a country of long schist plateaux split by narrow valleys, a few kilometres from Carmaux and not far from Albi.

Highlights

The Cérou river, which runs through the commune
Schist plateaux and narrow valleys of the Ségala
The woods of Saint-Hippolyte, a listed natural area

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Monestiés (FR), Monestiés (EN), Monestiés (IT)), Wikivoyage (Monestiés). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 1,381

Things to see

Château de Saint-Hippolyte (FR)
Croix de Salvetat (FR)
église Saint-Hippolyte de Monestiés (FR)

Specialities of Occitania

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Petit pâté de NîmesBread and pasta
Arnaud 25Soupe de poisson à la setoise 1 CC BY-SA 4.0
Fish soup of SèteDishFish cooked with vegetables, white wine and olive oil, served with rouille croutons
traafPain paillasse de Lodève tranché CC BY-SA 2.0
Pain paillasse de LodèveBread and pasta
Seph SwainTourin CC BY 2.0
TourinDishGarlic soup typical of the Dordogne and the Toulouse area
MilhàsDishMaize or millet flour porridge, set and often grilled, eaten in Languedoc
BajanaDishTraditional chestnut soup of the Cévennes