Casteil

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.

Casteil Castell de Vernet
Commune
Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
Coat of arms
Location of Casteil
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Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Conflent
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Juliette Cases
Area ^1	29.83 km^2 (11.52 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	136
• Density	4.6/km^2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Casteil is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Casteil and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Martin-du-Canigou

References

• INSEE

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.