 He was married to Sophie Marie Sotom at Paris 30 March 1826.He died 26 April 1852 at Paris, 11ème arrondissement.Horn & Schenkling give a list of 63 entomological works

One of his main works was the "Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes coléoptères" (1837–1841), volumes 2-4; Castelnau writing the first volume only.