Castelnou | ||
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Commune | ||
View of Castelnou and its castle
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Coordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E / 42.6206°N 2.7031°ECoordinates: 42°37′14″N 2°42′11″E / 42.6206°N 2.7031°E | ||
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