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Castet (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies on the river Gave d'Ossau, in the Ossau Valley. The Lac de Castet is an artificial lake in Castet, created by a dam in the Gave d'Ossau.

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Castet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the canton of Arudy. The municipality borders the communes of Aste-Béon, Bielle, Louvie-Juzon, and Louvie-Soubiron. Its official postal code is 64260.

The area of Castet is 23.53 square kilometers, with an elevation of 2020 meters above sea level. Population records indicate 162 residents, comprising 83 males and 74 females, while another source lists the population as 167. The associated electoral district is the canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2.

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Place details

Locality
Castet
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
167

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Key facts

French commune.name
Castet
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Eglise-castet-ext.jpg
French commune.caption
Church
French commune.arrondissement
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
French commune.canton
Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2
French commune.INSEE
64175
French commune.postal code
64260
French commune.mayor
Robert Daguerre
French commune.term
2023–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Vallée d'Ossau
French commune.elevation m
493
French commune.elevation min m
419
French commune.elevation max m
2020
French commune.area km2
23.53

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Castet
Country
France
Population
136
Area
23.53
Elevation
1130
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Louvie-Soubiron
Official website
www.castet.fr
Image
Castet2.JPG
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Commons category
Castet (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
postal code
64260
associated electoral district
canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2
male population
83
female population
74
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-59-05-79-51
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Encyclopedic overview

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Castet (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies on the river Gave d'Ossau, in the Ossau Valley. The Lac de Castet is an artificial lake in Castet, created by a dam in the Gave d'Ossau.

==See also== Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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