Castel, Guernsey
Castel /kætel/ (Guernésiais: Lé Casté; French: Sainte-Marie-du-Câtel) is the largest parish in Guernsey in terms of area.
Castel | |
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Parish | |
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Location of Castel in Guernsey | |
| Coordinates: 49.474°N 2.603°W | |
| Crown Dependency | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Castel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 1st |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 8,795 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01 |
The parish has clear evidence of changes in ancient sea-levels, with trunks of an oak forest visible on Vazon beach at very low tide and at 8 m (26 ft) above sea level an ancient beach.: 139
The old Guernésiais nickname for people from Castel was ânes pur sàng.
The parish plays host to both Le Viaër Marchi and the North Show which includes the Battle of Flowers annually. It also produces a regular magazine called Castel Matters.
The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY5.
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