Casteil

Summary

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.

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
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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.

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