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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castet (French pronunciation: [kastɛt]; Gascon: Castèth) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies on the river Gave d'Ossau, in the Ossau Valley. The Lac de Castet is an artificial lake in Castet, created by a dam in the Gave d'Ossau.
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Castet | |
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Coordinates: 43°04′12″N 0°24′57″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 |
Intercommunality | Vallée d'Ossau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Robert Daguerre[1] |
Area 1 | 23.53 km2 (9.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 145 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64175 /64260 |
Elevation | 419–2,020 m (1,375–6,627 ft) (avg. 493 m or 1,617 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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