Castelnou | |
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 View of Castelnou and its castle | |
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Location of Castelnou | |
  Castelnou  Castelnou | |
| 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 | 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
Localisation
Castelnou is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Castelnou and its surrounding communes
Places adjacent to Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales | |
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Population
| 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
- 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
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
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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