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Casteil Castell de Vernet |
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Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
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| Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°ECoordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Prades | |
| Canton | Le Canigou | |
| Intercommunality | Conflent | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Juliette Cases | |
| Area1 | 29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 134 | |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66043 /66820 | |
| Elevation | 697–2,721 m (2,287–8,927 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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 is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.