Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales

Castelnou (Catalan: Castellnou dels Aspres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Castelnou
Commune
View of Castelnou and its castle
Coat of arms
Location of Castelnou
Castelnou
Castelnou
Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean Cherez
Area
1
19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
315
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66044 /66300
Elevation111–444 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.

Geography

Localisation

Castelnou is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Castelnou and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[2]

Sites of interest
  • 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
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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