Casteljaloux

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Julie Castillo^[1]Area30.59 km² (11.81 sq mi)Population4,521 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)DemonymCasteljalousainsTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation55–168 m (180–551 ft)
(avg. 69 m or 226 ft)Websitewww.mairie-casteljaloux.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Casteljaloux (French pronunciation: [kastɛlʒalu]; Occitan: Castèlgelós) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,406	—
1975	5,343	−0.17%
1982	5,229	−0.31%
1990	5,048	−0.44%
1999	4,755	−0.66%
2007	4,598	−0.42%
2012	4,662	+0.28%
2017	4,579	−0.36%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sister city

Casteljaloux sister cities

• Kunheim, France (Since 1939/40)

Notable people

• Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552–1630), poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler
• Théophile de Viau (1590–1626), author of Sonnet sur son exil dans les landes de Castel-Jaloux.
• José de Canterac, (1786–1835), Spanish general
• Armand Matha (1861–1930), anarchist
• Catherine Bouroche (1942–2015), sculptor

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References