Castelnau-Tursan

Castelnau-Tursan
Commune
Location of Castelnau-Tursan
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Coordinates: 43°39′32″N 0°24′21″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Chalosse Tursan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roland Guichane[1]
Area ^1	9.27 km^2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	185
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40072 /40320
Elevation	74–179 m (243–587 ft) (avg. 176 m or 577 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelnau-Tursan (French pronunciation: [kastɛlno tyʁsɑ̃]; Gascon: Castèthnau de Tursan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]

The wines of the surrounding countryside are known under the name Tursan.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	235	—
1975	231	−0.24%
1982	207	−1.55%
1990	192	−0.94%
1999	190	−0.12%
2009	185	−0.27%
2014	194	+0.95%
2020	186	−0.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE