Casteilla
Casteilla or Estany del Castellar is a lake in Pyrénées-Orientales, Pyrénées, France. At an elevation of 2280 m, its surface area is 0.05 km2.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Pond
- Description: lake in France
- Also known as: “estany de la Castella” and “estany del Castellar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estany de Trebens and Estany de Vallell.
Estany de Vallell
Pond
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estany de Vallell is a pond, which is situated 520 metres south of Casteilla.
Estany de les Dugues
Pond
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estany de les Dugues is a pond, which is situated 650 metres southeast of Casteilla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Angles and Vallsera.
Les Angles
Village
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Angles is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Legend has it that at the beginning of the XIV century, the Black Death wiped out the entire population of the former village of Vallsera. Les Angles is situated 9 km east of Casteilla.
Vallsera
Locality
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallsera is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Casteilla.
Targasonne
Village
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Targasonne is a commune of Cerdanya in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France. Targasonne is the home of the THEMIS Solar Power R&D Center. Targasonne is situated 9 km south of Casteilla.
Casteilla
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes, Arrondissement of Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.57773° or 42° 34′ 40″ northLongitude
1.96785° or 1° 58′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FJ3HXH9+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 27081343OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondWikidata ID
Q2941351
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Satellite Map
Discover Casteilla from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Casteilla” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Casteilla”
- Catalan: “estany de la Castella”
- Catalan: “estany del Castellar”
- Catalan: “Estany del Castellar”
- Dutch: “Casteilla”
- French: “Casteilla”
- French: “Castellà”
- French: “Castellar”
- French: “Estany de Castellà”
- French: “Estany del Castellar”
- French: “Lac de Castellà”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Estany d’en Gombau and Estany des grosses caillasses.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Abri du Lac de Trebens and Abri du Lac des Dugues.
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