Castelnou (French pronunciation: [kastɛlnu] (listen); Catalan: Castellnou dels Aspres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Castelnou | |
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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 | 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. |
Castelnou is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Places adjacent to Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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