Serres-Castet

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Serres-Castet
Serres-Castet (France)
Serres-Castet
region Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (main town)
Community association Luys en Bearn
Coordinates 43 ° 23 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W
height 177-255 m
surface 13.71 km 2
Residents 4,261 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 311 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64121
INSEE code
Website http://www.serres-castet.fr/

Castet is a French municipality with 4261 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Serres-Castet belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau and the canton of Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (until 2015: canton of Morlaàs ). The inhabitants are called Serrois .

geography

Serres-Castet is located in the historic province of Béarn on the Luy de Béarn River . Serres-Castet is surrounded by the neighboring communities Sauvagnon in the north and west, Navailles-Angos in the north and northeast, Montardon in the east and south, and Lons and Lescar in the southwest.

The former route nationale 134 (today: D834) runs through the municipality .

history

The place is first mentioned in 984 as Sanctus Julius de Serra on the Cartulaire de Lescar.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
536 749 1,226 2,196 2,430 3,040 3,461 3,678

Attractions

  • Saint-Julien church, originally from the 11th century, alterations from the following centuries

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Campo San Martino in the province of Padua (Veneto) since 2001 .

Web links

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