Casteil

Casteil (French pronunciation: [kastɛj] ^ⓘ; 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 Castell de Vernet
Commune
Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
Coat of arms
Location of Casteil
Casteil Show map of France Casteil Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Conflent-Canigó
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Chauveau[1]
Area 1	29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	140
• Density	4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66043 /66820
Elevation	697–2,721 m (2,287–8,927 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Casteil is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Casteil and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	59	—
1975	50	−2.34%
1982	52	+0.56%
1990	102	+8.79%
1999	130	+2.73%
2007	125	−0.49%
2012	129	+0.63%
2017	136	+1.06%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Martin-du-Canigou