Castella (Lot-et-Garonne)
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Castella Lo Castelar |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | Le Pays de Serres | |
| Community association | Grand Villeneuvois | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 19 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ E | |
| height | 109-232 m | |
| surface | 12.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 367 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47340 | |
| INSEE code | 47053 | |
| Website | http://www.castella47.fr | |
Castella ( Occitan : Lo Castelar ) is a municipality with 367 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in France in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). Castella belongs to the Arrondissement Agen and the canton Le Pays de Serres (until 2015: Canton Laroque-Timbaut ). The inhabitants are called chatelains .
geography
Castella is about 14 kilometers north-northeast of Agen . Castella is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve in the north and north-west, Saint-Antoine-de-Ficalba in the north-east, Monbalen in the east, La Croix-Blanche in the south, Foulayronnes in the south-west, Laugnac in the west and south-west and Sembas in the west and northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 211 | 228 | 192 | 222 | 264 | 314 | 330 | 348 | |
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Attractions
- church
- Castle ruins of Savignac and Fontirou from the 13th century
- Castella Castle
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Web links
Commons : Castella - collection of images, videos and audio files
