Castel, Guernsey

Castel, Guernsey

Infobox Channel Island parish
native_name=Castel




island=Guernsey
area=10.1 km²
population=8975
population_density=888.6/km²
electoral_district=Castel

Castel (Guernésiais: Lé Casté; French Sainte-Marie-du-Câtel) is the largest Parish in Guernsey in terms of area.

It hosts the North Show and Battle of Flowers in August, annually.

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.

The old Guernésiais nickname for people from Castel was "ânes pur sàng".

External links

* [http://www.castelparish.org.gg/ Castel parish website]


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