Castet

For the similarly named wine grape, see Castets (grape).

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.

Castet
Commune
Church
Location of 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  (2022)[2]	141
• Density	6.0/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.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department