Castels

Part of Castels et Bézenac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

44°52′01″N 1°03′06″E / 44.8669°N 1.0517°E / 44.8669; 1.0517CountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitaineDepartmentDordogneArrondissementSarlat-la-CanédaCantonVallée DordogneCommuneCastels et BézenacArea19.6 km² (7.6 sq mi)Population653 • Density33/km² (86/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation57–264 m (187–866 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castels (Occitan: Castèl meaning castle) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Castels et Bézenac.^[2]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	407	—
1968	449	+10.3%
1975	416	−7.3%
1982	385	−7.5%
1990	402	+4.4%
1999	445	+10.7%
2008	565	+27.0%

• Communes of the Dordogne department