Château de Montespieu
The Château de Montespieu is an early medieval fortress in the commune of Navès in the Tarn département of France. Constructed on foundations dating back to the 12th century, it was entirely rebuilt in the 16th century, remodeled in the 17th century and then restored in 1900.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andr386, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Jean de Navès and Château d’Hauterive.
Église Saint-Jean de Navès
Church
Photo: WCOMFR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jean de Navès is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Château de Montespieu.
Château d’Hauterive
Castle
Photo: Christian Viala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château d’Hauterive is a castle, which is situated 3 km east of Château de Montespieu.
Église Saint-Théodard de Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes
Church
Photo: Bastien marie-françoise, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Théodard de Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Château de Montespieu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castres.
Castres
Town
Photo: Misscookiz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castres is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Castres is situated 6 km north of Château de Montespieu.
Château de Montespieu
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval fortress in Navès in the Tarn département of France
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Navès, Arrondissement of Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.55525° or 43° 33′ 19″ northLongitude
2.22237° or 2° 13′ 21″ eastInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8FM4H64C+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 241741427OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2969986
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Château de Montespieu” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Montespieu (Navés)”
- Catalan: “Castell de Montespieu”
- French: “château de Montespieu”
- French: “Château de Montespieu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salle Georges Pretre and Boulodrome.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château de Montespieu”. Photo: Andr386, Public domain.