Castels

Castels (Occitan: Castèl meaning castle) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Castels et Bézenac.^[2]

Castels
Part of Castels et Bézenac
Location of Castels
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Coordinates: 44°52′01″N 1°03′06″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée Dordogne
Commune	Castels et Bézenac
Area 1	19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	653
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	24220
Elevation	57–264 m (187–866 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	407	—
1968	449	+10.3%
1975	416	−7.3%
1982	385	−7.5%
1990	402	+4.4%
1999	445	+10.7%
2008	565	+27.0%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department