In France
Castel is the Occitan word for the French château and occurs very often in southern France toponyms especially mixed with the adjective nau (which means new written nòu in Occitan).
- Belcastel
- Castelnaudary
- Castelnau-le-Lez
- Castelnau-Montratier
- Castelsarrasin
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““Eh Bien you like this sacred pig of a country?” asked Marco.
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