Casteil
Casteil
Castell de Vernet | |
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Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou | |
Location of Casteil | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Le Canigou |
| Intercommunality | Conflent-Canigó |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Chauveau |
Area 1 | 29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 140 |
| • Density | 4.7/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: [kastɛj] ⓘ; 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.