Castel, Guernsey
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| Location of Castel in Guernsey Location of Castel in Guernsey |
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| Crown Dependency | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Castel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,975 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01 (UTC) |
Castel (Guernésiais: Lé Casté; French Sainte-Marie-du-Câtel) is the largest parish in Guernsey in terms of area.
The parish church of St Marie de Castel is notable for its preserved medieval fresco and for the presence of a pre-Christian neolithic menhir in the churchyard, thought to be carved to represent a female fertility symbol. It was consecrated on 25 August 1203.[1]:140
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 8m above sea level an ancient beach.[1]: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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The Castel comprises the whole of the Castel administrative division
In the Guernsey general election, 2012 there was 3,176 or 73% turnout to elect seven Deputies.
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