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Albanyà
Albanyà is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ..., Spain. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Alt Empordà Populated places in Alt Empordà {{Girona-geo-stub ...
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Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà (, "Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà Emporda (from the official name in ca, Empordà, , name in es, Ampurdán, ) is a natural and historical region of Catalonia, Spain, divided since 1936 into two ''comarques'', Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà. The city of Figueres, an important ... was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936, :ca:Divisió comarcal de 1936 the other one being Baix Empordà. Municipalities References External links IDESCAT: statistical information about Alt Empordà Official comarcal web site Alt Empordà guide ''Setmanari de l'Alt Empordà'' ''Tramuntana TV''. Figueres & Alt Empordà online TV. Video news {{DEFAULTSORT:Alt Emporda Comarques of the Province of Girona ...
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Municipalities Of Catalonia
Catalonia is (as of 2018) divided into 947 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Each municipality typically represents one significant urban settlement, of any size from village to city, with its surrounding land. This is not always the case, though. Many municipalities have merged as a result of rural depopulation or simply for greater efficiency. Some large urban areas, for example Barcelona, consist of more than one municipality, each of which previously held a separate settlement. The Catalan government encourages mergers of very small municipalities; its "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" (the ""), published in 2000 but not yet implemented, recommends many such mergers. Larger municipalities may sometimes grant the status of ''minor local entity, decentralised municipal entity'' ( ca, EMD, es, EATIM) to one or more of its settlements, for more effective provision of services or to substitute for its previous status as a separate mun ...
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Coustouges
Coustouges (; ca, Costoja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Inhabitants are called Coustougiens (male) or Coustougiennes (female). Geography Localisation Coustouges is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret. Coustouges is the second most southerly commune of mainland France, after Lamanère. The village is situated at an altitude of 832 m. Toponymy Coustouges was previously recorded with the name ''Costogia'' in 936, ''Custajas'' or ''Costogia'', and finally ''Coustouges'' (end of the 19th century). History Coustouges was a dependency of the Abbey of Arles-sur-Tech from 988 until the French Revolution. Population Notable people * Francesc Sabaté Llopart (1915-1960), anarchist, anti-Francoist maquisard, spent several years in Coustouges * François Pinault, French entrepreneur, bought a house there in September 2004. Images File:Coustouges 2010 05.jpg, Church of Notre-Dame de l†...
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Montagut I Oix
Montagut i Oix is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 970. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ...
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Sales De Llierca
Sales de Llierca is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 133. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ...
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Beuda
Beuda is a Spanish municipality located in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the slopes near the Mont massif, to the north of Besalú Besalú () is a town in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current ''comarca' .... Places of interest *Església de Sant Feliu - Romanesque; 11th century * Monestir de Sant Sepulcre de Palera - Romanesque; 11th century *Església Santa Maria de Palera *Església de Santa Llúcia de Beuda References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ...
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Cabanelles
Cabanelles is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ..., Spain. The municipality includes a small exclave to the south-east. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Alt Empordà {{Girona-geo-stub ...
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Sant Llorenç De La Muga
Sant Llorenç de la Muga is a municipality in the Alt Empordà comarca, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain with an area of 32.06 km2 and a population of 177 people. Sant Llorenç de la Muga is situated 16 km from Figueres Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museu .... References External linksMunicipal website Government data pages Municipalities in Alt Empordà Populated places in Alt Empordà {{Girona-geo-stub ...
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Maçanet De Cabrenys
Maçanet de Cabrenys is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It also belongs to the ''subcomarca'' of Alta Garrotxa. It includes the villages of Arnera, Les Creus, Les Mines, Les Salines, Tapis, Els Vilars, and Oliveda. It is situated at the foot of the Eastern Pyrenees, with the Rivers Arnera and Frausa. It has numerous springs, which makes it attractive for tourism, the largest source of revenue, together with dryland farming and animal husbandry. It has a water bottling facility. The center (370 m) is located in a valley between the two highest points of the municipal territory, the ''Puig de Les Salines'' (1331 m) and the ''roc de Frausa'' (1445 m). History Last century, near the river Arnera there were found neolitical axe, together with the menhir called La Pedra Dreta. Those findings show that the valley of the Arnera was populated from prehistoric periods. The first documented mention of the place appears in the precept of Louis the ...
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Lamanère
Lamanère (; ca, La Menera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the southernmost village of Continental France. Geography Lamanère is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department *Bray-Dunes Bray-Dunes (; vls, Bray-Duunn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated on the Belgian border, with Adinkerke being the closest Belgian town. It is the northernmost commune and the northernmost point in all of Fra ..., the northernmost commune of Continental France References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ...
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Serralongue
Serralongue (; ca, Serrallonga) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Serralongue is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a si ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ...
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Girona (province)
Girona (; es, Gerona ; french: Gérone) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France (Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province. Municipalities of Girona The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (population 96,722), Figueres (pop. 44,765), Lloret de Mar (pop. 40,282), Blanes (pop. 39,834), Olot (33,725), Salt (pop. 30,389), Palafrugell (pop. 22,816) and Sant Feliu de Guíxols (pop. 21,814), as we ...
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