Castan

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Castan

Elevation624 m

Coordinates44.34°, 2.49°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Leandro Castán da Silva is a Brazilian former international footballer who played as a centre-back.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sabrina Viguier

French footballer

Emilie de Rodat

Christian saint and mystic

François Bourdoncle

French businessman

Ramon Berenguer III

Count of Barcelona

Pierre Soulages

French painter and engraver (1919–2022)

A

Auguste Anglès

French university teacher and literary critic (1914-1983)

Sophie Duarte

French long distance and steeplechase runner

G

Grégory Ursule

French footballer

François Kevorkian

French-Armenian record producer and DJ

Alexandre Geniez

French cyclist

John IV, Count of Armagnac

Count of Armagnac

Gaëtan Roussel

French singer-songwriter (born 1972)

M

Michel Marre

French trumpeter

Abel Lafleur

French artist (1875–1953)

Julien Pierre

French rugby union player

Bernard Laporte

French rugby union player, coach and executive

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Occitanie

• Firmi
  16.2 mi away · pop. 2,348
• Lédas-et-Penthiès
  18.5 mi away · pop. 156
• Decazeville
  18.8 mi away · pop. 5,111
• Jouqueviel
  20.4 mi away · pop. 99
• Moularès
  21 mi away · pop. 254
• Mirandol-Bourgnounac
  21.2 mi away · pop. 1,038
• Assac
  25.5 mi away · pop. 148
• Villeneuve-sur-Tarn
  27.6 mi away · pop. 387
• Saint-André
  28.3 mi away · pop. 101
• Salles sur Cérou
  29.1 mi away · pop. 195
• Taïx
  29.3 mi away · pop. 522
• Marsal
  30.2 mi away · pop. 279

Browse all places in Occitanie →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Seen 2026-07-12

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-07-12

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-07-12

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-07-12

Coraebus rubi

Coraebus rubi

Seen 2026-07-10

Bryony Ladybird

Henosepilachna argus

Seen 2026-07-10

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-07-10

Little Owl

Athene noctua

Seen 2026-07-09

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-07-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Castan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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