Casteil (; ca, Castell de Vernet) is a
commune in the
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean ...
department in southern
France
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, 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
See also
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Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes.
Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a ...
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Martin-du-Canigou
References
Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales
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