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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 458 communes of the ...

, in the Gers ''département'' *

Castelnau-Chalosse Castelnau-Chalosse (; ) 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 the Landes department of ...

, in the Landes ''département'' *

Castelnau-d'Anglès Castelnau-d'Anglès is a Communes of France, commune in the Gers Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Geography Population See also *Communes of the Gers department References

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, in the Gers ''département'' * Castelnau-d'Arbieu, in the Gers ''département'' * Castelnau-d'Aude, in the Aude ''département'' * Castelnau-d'Auzan, in the Gers ''département'' *

Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is served by Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line. Population Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds Mairie.jpg, Town Hal ...

, in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' * Castelnau-de-Brassac, in the Tarn ''département'' *

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 A co ...

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

Castelnau-de-Médoc Castelnau-de-Médoc (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde Departments of France, department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department References

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, in the Gironde ''département'' *

Castelnau-de-Montmiral Castelnau-de-Montmiral (; ) 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 Bronze Age such as dolmens and ...

, in the Tarn ''département'' * Castelnau-Durban, in the Ariège ''département'' *

Castelnau-le-Lez Castelnau-le-Lez (; ) 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. Geography Castelnau-le ...

, in the Hérault ''département'' * Castelnau-Magnoac, in the Hautes-Pyrénées ''département'' *

Castelnau-Montratier Castelnau-Montratier (; before 2024: Castelnau-Montratier-Sainte-Alauzie; Languedocien: ''Castèlnau de Montratièr e Senta Alàusia'') is a commune in the department of Lot, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017, ...

, commune in the Lot ''département'' *

Castelnau-Montratier (delegated commune) Castelnau-Montratier (; Languedocien: ''Castèlnau de Montratièr'') is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Castelnau-Montratier-Sainte-Alauzie, which was rename ...

, delegated commune 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 i ...

, in the Aveyron ''département'' *

Castelnau-Picampeau Castelnau-Picampeau (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes in the French department of Haute- ...

, 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 (; ) 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 of Lot-et-Garonne. T ...

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

Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon (; ) 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 458 communes of the Gers department of France. ...

, in the Gers ''département'' *

Castelnau-Tursan Castelnau-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 of the Landes department ...

, in the Landes ''département'' *

Castelnau-Valence Castelnau-Valence (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 350 communes of the Gard department of France. The communes cooperate in the fol ...

, in the Gard ''département'' *

Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe (; ) 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 communes of the French dep ...

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

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Castelnaud-Fayrac and La Chapelle-Péchaud.Saint-Michel-de-Castelnau Saint-Michel-de-Castelnau (; ) 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 534 communes of the Gironde depa ...

, in the Gironde ''département''

England

Castelnau, London Castelnau () is a road in Barnes, London, 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 Hammers ...

, 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 ...

, 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 ( 1520–1592) was a French soldier and diplomat, ambassador to Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I. He wrote a memoir covering the period between 1559 and 1570. Life He was born in La Mauvissière (now pa ...

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

Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau Jules Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (; 1857-1923) was a French people, 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 Boil ...

(1857-1923), French mountain climber *

François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau François-Louis Nompar de Caumont Laporte, comte de Castelnau (born ''François-Louis Nompar de Caumont La Force''; 24 December 1802 – 4 February 1880) was a French natural history, naturalist, also known as François Laporte or Francis de Caste ...

(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 military officer and Chief of Staff of the French Army, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces during the First World War. Elected deputy in 1 ...

(1851–1944), French general