Castandet (French pronunciation: [kastɑ̃dɛ]) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3] For centuries, it was an important village of potters, whose products — tableware or utensils, household items and tools for agricultural or craft work — were sold in much of Gascony.[4]

Castandet
Location of Castandet
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Castandet is located in France
Castandet
Castandet
Castandet is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Castandet
Castandet
Coordinates: 43°48′29″N 0°20′28″W / 43.8081°N 0.3411°W / 43.8081; -0.3411
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonAdour Armagnac
IntercommunalityPays Grenadois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Duclave[1]
Area
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16.66 km2 (6.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
413
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40070 /40270
Elevation67–126 m (220–413 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 433—    
1975 397−1.23%
1982 384−0.47%
1990 375−0.30%
1999 413+1.08%
2009 402−0.27%
2014 400−0.10%
2020 406+0.25%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Alain Costes; Christian Belot; Liliane Deschamps; Nicole Gourdon-Platel; Claudine Mimbielle; et al. (2012). Toupiès et toupins, potiers et poteries, XV-XXèmes siècles : Castandet, un centre potier landais. Documents de La Grésale (in French). Mont-de-Marsan: Groupe de recherche en ethnographie et céramologie en Aquitaine et Midi toulousain. ISBN 9782954122601.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Sources

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  • Castandet, un village de potiers (in French). Castandet: Les Amis du Patrimoine Castandétois. 1996.
  • Guy Duclos; Jeanne-Marie Fritz; Jean-Marie Graff (2012). Castandet, mémoire d'un village landais des origines à nos jours (in French). Groupe de recherche en ethnographie et céramologie en Aquitaine et Midi toulousain.