Casteil
| Casteil Castell de Vernet | |
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Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou | |
  Casteil | |
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Casteil | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°ECoordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Prades |
| Intercommunality | Canigou - Val Cady |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Alain Margail |
| Area1 | 29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 130 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66043 / 66820 |
| Elevation |
697–2,721 m (2,287–8,927 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Casteil (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.
Geography
Casteil is located in the canton of Prades and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Map of Casteil and its surrounding communes
Population
Population 1962-2008
See also
References
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