Casteil

Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°E / 42.5319; 2.3942
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Casteil
Castell de Vernet
Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
Coat of arms of Casteil
Location of Casteil
Map
Casteil is located in France
Casteil
Casteil
Casteil is located in Occitanie
Casteil
Casteil
Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°E / 42.5319; 2.3942
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLe Canigou
IntercommunalityConflent-Canigó
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Chauveau[1]
Area
1
29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
142
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66043 /66820
Elevation697–2,721 m (2,287–8,927 ft)
(avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Casteil (French pronunciation: [castɛj] ; Catalan: Castell de Vernet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, part of the historical Conflent comarca. The abbey Martin-du-Canigou is located above Casteil.

Geography[edit]

Localisation[edit]

Casteil is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Casteil and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 59—    
1975 50−2.34%
1982 52+0.56%
1990 102+8.79%
1999 130+2.73%
2007 125−0.49%
2012 129+0.63%
2017 136+1.06%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE