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France

Castelnau or Castelnaud (''castel'' 'castle' and ''nau'' 'new' in Occitan) is part of the name of several communes in the south of France: *

Castelnau-Barbarens Castelnau-Barbarens ( Gascon: ''Castèthnau Barbarens'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Population See also *Communes of the Gers department The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers ...

, in the Gers ''département'' *

Castelnau-Chalosse Castelnau-Chalosse (; oc, Castèthnau de Shalòssa) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of ...

, in the Landes ''département'' * Castelnau-d'Anglès, in the Gers ''département'' *

Castelnau-d'Arbieu Castelnau-d'Arbieu (; oc, Castèthnau d'Arbiu) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Population See also *Communes of the Gers department The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers depar ...

, in the Gers ''département'' *

Castelnau-d'Aude Castelnau-d'Aude (; oc, Castèlnòu d'Aude) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Location The village is equidistant between the cities of Carcassonne and Narbonne in the shadow of the Black Mountains and surrounded by vin ...

, in the Aude ''département'' *

Castelnau-d'Auzan Castelnau-d'Auzan (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Castèthnau d'Eusan'') is a former Communes of France, commune in the Gers Departments of France, department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Castelnau-d' ...

, in the Gers ''département'' * Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds, in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' *

Castelnau-de-Brassac Castelnau-de-Brassac (; Languedocien: ''Castèlnòu de Braçac'') is a former commune in the Tarn department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Fontrieu.Castelnau-de-Guers Castelnau-de-Guers (Languedocien: ''Castèlnòu de Guèrs'') is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the birthplace of historian Michel Christol. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The ...

, in the Hérault ''département'' *

Castelnau-de-Lévis Castelnau-de-Lévis is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It is located just west of Albi. The inhabitants are ''Castellévisiens''. Monuments and sites * Chateau de Castelnau-de-Lévis is a ruined castle dating from the 13th ...

, in the Tarn ''département'' * Castelnau-de-Mandailles, in the Aveyron ''département'' *

Castelnau-de-Médoc Castelnau-de-Médoc (; oc, Castèthnau de Medòc) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the ...

, in the Gironde ''département'' *

Castelnau-de-Montmiral Castelnau-de-Montmiral (; oc, Castèlnòu de Montmiralh) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Demography Geography The Vère flows westward through the commune. History While traces of activities dating back to the Bro ...

, in the Tarn ''département'' *

Castelnau-Durban Castelnau-Durban (; oc, Castèthnau de Durban) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 327 Communes of France, communes of the ...

, in the Ariège ''département'' *

Castelnau-le-Lez Castelnau-le-Lez (; oc, Castèlnòu de Les) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre. In 20 ...

, in the Hérault ''département'' *

Castelnau-Magnoac Castelnau-Magnoac (; oc, Castèthnau de Manhoac) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Geography Climate Castelnau-Magnoac has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual t ...

, in the Hautes-Pyrénées ''département'' * Castelnau-Montratier, in the Lot ''département'' *

Castelnau-Pégayrols Castelnau-Pégayrols (''Castèlnòu de Leveson in Occitan'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. In addition to its castle and three churches it has a unique mediaeval irrigation system recognised in 1996 as of global imp ...

, in the Aveyron ''département'' *

Castelnau-Picampeau Castelnau-Picampeau (; oc, Castèthnau Picampau) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises ...

, in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' *

Castelnau-Rivière-Basse Castelnau-Rivière-Basse is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. The commune shares its name with the village that lies within its boundaries. The actual village of Castelnau-Rivière-Basse stands on top of a ...

, in the Hautes-Pyrénées ''département'' *

Castelnau-sur-Gupie Castelnau-sur-Gupie (; oc, Castèthnau de Gupia) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department ...

, in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département'' *

Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon (; oc, Castèthnau d'Auvinhon) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises ...

, in the Gers ''département'' *

Castelnau-Tursan Castelnau-Tursan (; oc-gsc, Castèthnau de Tursan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The wines of the surrounding countryside are known under the name Tursan. Population See also *Communes o ...

, in the Landes ''département'' *

Castelnau-Valence Castelnau-Valence (; oc, Castèlnòu e Valença) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 Communes of France, communes of the Gard Departments of ...

, in the Gard ''département'' *

Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe (; oc, Castèlnuèu de Gratacamba) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 co ...

, in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département'' *

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (; oc, Castelnòu e La Capèla) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in the commune. Geography The river Céou flows nor ...

, in the Dordogne ''département'' *

Saint-Michel-de-Castelnau Saint-Michel-de-Castelnau (; oc, Sent Miquèu de Castèthnau) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Co ...

, in the Gironde ''département''

England

Castelnau, London Castelnau is a road in Barnes, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, approximately west from Charing Cross on the south side of the River Thames. About long, it is the main road south from Hammersmith Bridge and form ...

, an estate and road in Barnes, south-west London

Canada

De Castelnau station De Castelnau station is a Montreal Metro station in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located in the ...

, a Montreal Metro station in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough *

Castelnau Lake The lac Castelnau is a freshwater body of the watershed of the rivière à la Chasse, in the territory of the town of Baie-Comeau, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality on the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Qu ...

, a freshwater body of the catchment area of the rivière à la Chasse in Baie-Comeau, Quebec

People

Michel de Castelnau Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière (c. 1520–1592), French soldier and diplomat, ambassador to Queen Elizabeth. His memoirs, covering the period between 1559 and 1570, are considered a more reliable source for the period than many oth ...

, sieur de la Mauvissière (c. 1520–1592), French diplomat and soldier *

Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857-1923) was a French alpinist and sportsman who took part in the first ascent of the Meije. After his career as an alpinist he competed as an amateur cyclist. Biography Boileau de Castelnau was ...

(1857-1923), French mountain climber * François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau (1810–1880), French naturalist *

Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau (24 December 1851 – 19 March 1944) was a French army general, army group commander and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces during the First World War. Elected deputy in 1919 and president of the ...

(1851–1944), French general