Saint-Castin
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Saint-Castin | |
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 The church of Saint-Castin | |
Location of Saint-Castin  | |
  Saint-Castin  Saint-Castin | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′41″N 0°18′14″W / 43.378°N 0.304°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Zurita[1] |
Area 1 | 7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 857 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64472 /64160 |
| Elevation | 213–323 m (699–1,060 ft) (avg. 271 m or 889 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Castin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kastɛ̃]; Occitan: Sent Castin) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3] It is located about 15 km north of Pau and 12 km east of Pau-Pyrenees Airport.
The village was the home of the Abbadie de Saint-Castin family of Canadian settlers.
