Casteil Castell de Vernet
Commune
Casteil seen from the access road to the Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou
Coat of arms
Location of Casteil
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Coordinates: 42°31′55″N 2°23′39″E / 42.5319°N 2.3942°E / 42.5319; 2.3942
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Le Canigou
Intercommunality	Conflent-Canigó
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Chauveau[1]
Area 1	29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	142
• Density	4.8/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: [castɛj] ^ⓘ; 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.

Geography

Localisation

Casteil is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Population