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Castelnou (French pronunciation: [kastɛlnu] (listen); 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
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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 (2020–2026)	Michel Huge[1]
Area 1	19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	293
• Density	15/km2 (39/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.

Geography

Localisation

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• 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
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  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

На других языках

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[de] Castelnou

Castelnou (katalanisch: Castellnou dels Aspres) ist eine französische Gemeinde des Départements Pyrénées-Orientales in der Region Okzitanien. Administrativ ist sie dem Kanton Les Aspres und dem Arrondissement Céret zugeteilt.

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- [en] Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales

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