Casteil

Commune in Occitania, France

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
(2020–2026)		Olivier Chauveau^[1]
Area ¹	29.83 km² (11.52 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	142
• Density	4.8/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.

Casteil (French pronunciation: [castɛj] ^ⓘ; 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.

Geography

Localisation

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

Population

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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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE