Casteil

Casteil
Castell de Vernet

Casteil
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Prades
Intercommunality Canigou - Val Cady
Mayor Alain Margail
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 697–2,721 m (2,287–8,927 ft)
(avg. 750 m/2,460 ft)
Land area1 29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Population2 130  (1999)
 - Density 4 /km2 (10 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66043/ 66820
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Casteil (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.

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