Casteil

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Casteil
Castell de Vernet
Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
Casteil is located in France
Casteil
Casteil
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Casteil is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Casteil
Casteil
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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)
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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