Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales

Castelnou
Commune
View of Castelnou and its castle
Coat of arms
Location of Castelnou
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Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Céret
Canton	Les Aspres
Intercommunality	Aspres
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean Cherez
Area 1	19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	286
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66044 /66300
Elevation	111–444 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 (Template:Lang-ca) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

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

Map of Castelnou and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

Sites of interest

• Château de Castelnou : the medieval castle.
• The old village, labelled as Plus Beaux Villages de France.
• The church of Sainte-Marie du Mercadal, from the 13th century.
• The tower of Castelnou, a former watch tower.

Gallery

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  A tower of the castle
• 
  The church of Sainte-Marie du Mercadal
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  A street in the village
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  The village seen from the castle

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

• INSEE