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Castillon | |
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.jpg) Castillon-Plantbessin garden | |
 Location of Castillon | |
  Castillon  Castillon | |
| Coordinates:49°12′13″N0°47′45″W / 49.2036°N 0.7958°W /49.2036; -0.7958 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alexandre Chicot[1] |
Area 1 | 11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 368 |
| • Density | 33.4/km2 (86.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14140 /14490 |
| Elevation | 39–132 m (128–433 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Castillon (French pronunciation:[kastijɔ̃]ⓘ) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion in northwesternFrance.
In 2010, the climate of the commune was aType 5, according to aCNRS study based on a series of data coveringthe period 1971–2000.[3] In 2020,Météo-France published a typology of the climates of metropolitan France in which the commune is exposed to anoceanic climate and is in theNormandy (Cotentin, Orne) climatic region, characterized by relatively high rainfall (850 mm/a) and a cool (15.5 °C) and windy summer.[4]
For 1971–2000, the mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C, with an annual temperature range of 11.8 °C. The average annual rainfall total is 832 mm, with 13 days of precipitation in January and 8.2 days in July.[3] For 1991–2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune ofBalleroy-sur-Drôme, 4 km away pergreat-circle navigation,[5] is 11.2°C and the mean annual precipitation total is 924.3 mm.[6][7] For the future, the municipality's climate parameters estimated for 2050 according to differentgreenhouse gas emission scenarios can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.[8]
As of 1 January 2024, Castillon is categorised as a rural commune with a very dispersed population, according to the new 7-level municipal density grid defined by INSEE in 2022.[9] It is located outside the urban unit[10] and outside the attraction of cities.[11][12]
The land use of the municipality, as shown by the European biophysical land cover databaseCorine Land Cover [fr] (CLC), is marked by the importance of agricultural land (99.6% in 2018), a proportion identical to that of 1990 (99.6%). The detailed distribution in 2018 is as follows: meadows (48.3%), arable land (31.2%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (20%), forests (0.3%), mines, landfills and construction sites (0.1%). The evolution of the land use of the commune and its infrastructures can be observed on the various cartographic representations of the territory: theCassini map (18th century), thestaff map [fr] (1820-1866) and theIGN maps or aerial photos for the current period (1950 to today).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 331 | — |
| 1968 | 325 | −1.8% |
| 1975 | 298 | −8.3% |
| 1982 | 294 | −1.3% |
| 1990 | 284 | −3.4% |
| 1999 | 308 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 302 | −1.9% |
