Castets-en-Dorthe

Castets-en-Dorthe (French pronunciation: [kastɛts ɑ̃ dɔʁt]; Gascon: Castèths Andòrta) is a former commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Castets et Castillon.^[2]

Castets-en-Dorthe
Part of Castets et Castillon
Town hall
Location of Castets-en-Dorthe
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Coordinates: 44°33′46″N 0°09′07″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	Le Sud-Gironde
Commune	Castets et Castillon
Area 1	8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,251
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	33210
Elevation	6–56 m (20–184 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village lies at the junction of the Canal de Garonne with the river Garonne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	887	—
1968	920	+3.7%
1975	889	−3.4%
1982	829	−6.7%
1990	996	+20.1%
1999	1,124	+12.9%
2008	1,240	+10.3%

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department