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Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales

Castelnou
Commune
View of Castelnou and its castle
View of Castelnou and its castle
Coat of arms of Castelnou
Coat of arms
Castelnou is located in France
Castelnou
Castelnou
Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E / 42.6206°N 2.7031°E / 42.6206; 2.7031Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E / 42.6206°N 2.7031°E / 42.6206; 2.7031
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Céret
Canton Les Aspres
Intercommunality Aspres
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean Cherez
Area1 19.28 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 331
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelnou (Catalan: Castellnou dels Aspres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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

A tower of the castle

The church of Sainte-Marie du Mercadal

A street in the village

The village seen from the castle



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