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Castelginest

Occitanietown

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Total population

10,876

Air quality index

40Good
Coordinates43.69°, 1.43°

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

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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

Latitude
43.6929
Longitude
1.4282
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
40
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
97
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
188,109
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,265
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,404
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,371
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,885
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,583
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,312
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,932
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    4,656

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
11
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2004-07-18

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Occitanie

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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

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