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Castelginest
Occitanietown
Total population
10,876
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Castelginest is a small town that lies in Occitanie, France. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 10,876. Coordinates of 43.693°, 1.428° situate Castelginest in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Administratively it falls within the 76 province. That works out to roughly 1,341 residents per square kilometre — a densely built-up character. The town sits at a modest elevation of 115 m and covers a small area of about 8.11 km². Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves8,265
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,404
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,371
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,885
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,583
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,312
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,932
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves4,656
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2007-08-1323 km SSE of Saint-Girons, France
- M 2.7 — 2006-11-238 km NW of Espéraza, France
- M 2.8 — 2006-10-2217 km SSE of Aspet, France
- M 2.9 — 2005-09-3014 km SSE of Aspet, France
- M 2.5 — 2004-08-056 km SSW of Saint-Girons, France
- M 2.5 — 2004-08-055 km WNW of Villeneuve-d'Olmes, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Occitanie
- Saint-Alban0.7 mi away · pop. 6,454
- Fonbeauzard0.9 mi away · pop. 2,968
- Fenouillet2.1 mi away · pop. 5,595
- Bruguières2.5 mi away · pop. 5,957
- Saint-Jean4.3 mi away · pop. 11,243
- Aussonne5.5 mi away · pop. 7,465
- Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds7.1 mi away · pop. 6,814
- Quint-Fonsegrives9 mi away · pop. 6,005
- Cugnaux11.6 mi away · pop. 20,341
- Léguevin11.6 mi away · pop. 9,474
- Bessières11.6 mi away · pop. 4,197
- Bondigoux11.6 mi away · pop. 732
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 31116
- Department
- 31
- Region
- 76
- Population (Wikidata)
- 11,271
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr