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Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales

Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E / 42.6206°N 2.7031°E / 42.6206; 2.7031
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Castelnou
Castellnou dels Aspres (Catalan)
View of Castelnou and its castle
View of Castelnou and its castle
Coat of arms of Castelnou
Location of Castelnou
Map
Castelnou is located in France
Castelnou
Castelnou
Castelnou is located in Occitanie
Castelnou
Castelnou
Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E / 42.6206°N 2.7031°E / 42.6206; 2.7031
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonLes Aspres
IntercommunalityAspres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Huge[1]
Area
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19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
286
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Demonym(s)castelnouvois (fr)
castellnoví (ca)
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.

Castelnou (French pronunciation: [kastɛlnu] ; Catalan: Castellnou dels Aspres [kəsˌteʎˈnɔw dəɫs aspɾəs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Localisation

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

It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló. It is located within the subcomarca of Aspres [ca], with the northern area of the commune being part of Riberal de la Tet [ca].

Map of Castelnou and its surrounding communes

Population

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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[3]

Sites of interest

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE