Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales
Castelnou | |
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![]() View of Castelnou and its castle | |
Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E / 42.6206°N 2.7031°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Les Aspres |
Intercommunality | Aspres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Huge[1] |
Area 1 | 19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 286 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66044 /66300 |
Elevation | 111–444 m (364–1,457 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Castelnou (French pronunciation: [kastɛlnu] ; Catalan: Castellnou dels Aspres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
[edit]Localisation
[edit]Castelnou is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
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Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 173 | — |
1975 | 159 | −1.20% |
1982 | 152 | −0.64% |
1990 | 277 | +7.79% |
1999 | 331 | +2.00% |
2007 | 365 | +1.23% |
2012 | 350 | −0.84% |
2017 | 315 | −2.09% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Sites of interest
[edit]- Château de Castelnou : the medieval castle.
- The old village, labelled as Plus Beaux Villages de France.
- The church of Sainte-Marie du Mercadal, from the 13th century.
- The tower of Castelnou, a former watch tower.
Gallery
[edit]- A tower of the castle
- The church of Sainte-Marie du Mercadal
- A street in the village
- The village seen from the castle
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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