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Castelnou
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Castelnou is a commune in France, situated within the Pyrénées-Orientales department and the Occitanie region. It lies in the arrondissement of Céret and the canton of Les Aspres. The municipality borders Saint-Féliu-d'Amont, Thuir, Sainte-Colombe-de-la-Commanderie, and Terrats. Its postal code is 66300, and it is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France.
The area of Castelnou is 19.28 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 341 residents (161 male and 154 female) and another citing 382. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 444 meters in one dataset and 274 meters in another. The official name of the commune is Castelnou.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Pyrénées-Orientales
- Arrondissement
- Céret
- Canton
- Les Aspres
- Intercommunality
- Aspres
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Michel Huge
- Area
- 19.28 km (7.44 sq mi)
- Density
- 15/km (38/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- castelnouvois ( fr ), castellnoví ( ca )
- 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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Castelnou
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Perpignan
- Population
- 280
- Area
- 19.28
- Elevation
- 258
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Terrats
- Official website
- www.castelnou.com
- Image
- Castelnou.jpg
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- Commons category
- Castelnou
- postal code
- 66300
- associated electoral district
- canton of Les Aspres
- male population
- 161
- female population
- 154
- P8168
- Jimmy Cliff
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-68-53-45-72
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Encyclopedic overview
Castelnou ( French pronunciation: [kastɛlnu] ; Catalan: Castellnou dels Aspres [kəsˌteʎˈnɔw dəɫs aspɾəs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castelnou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.