Alins is a

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in the ''comarca'' of the

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. It adjoins

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and

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. It covers the valleys of the Noguera de Vallferrara and Tor rivers in the north of the ''comarca''. The

Pica d'Estats Pica d'Estats (or ''The States Peak'') (Catalan: ''Pica d'Estats'', French: ''Pic d'Estats'') is a mountain in the Montcalm Massif, Pyrenees. on the Spanish– French border, and is the highest mountain in Catalonia. This mountain is included ...

(3142 m, the highest point in Catalonia) is part of the

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on the frontier between this municipality and Ariège, France. A local road links the municipality with the L-504 road.

Demography

The municipality of Alins is formed of seven villages. Those marked with an asterisk are "delocalised municipal entities" (''entitats municipals descentralitzades'') and have their own local councils with limited powers.

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s are given as of 2005: *

Ainet de Besan Ainet de Besan is a locality and ''decentralized municipal entity'' located in the municipality of Alins, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 45. Geography Ainet de Besan is located 156km north-n ...

(35)* *Alins (58) *

Araós Araós is a locality and ''decentralized municipal entity'' located in the municipality of Alins, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 51. Geography Araós is located 153km north-northeast of Llei ...

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Àreu Àreu is a locality and ''decentralized municipal entity'' located in the municipality of Alins, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 73. Geography Àreu is located 163km north-northeast of Lleida ...

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Norís Norís is a locality located in the municipality of Alins, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 9. Geography Norís is located 164km north-northeast of Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is ...

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(25), linked with

by a forest track

Note

# ''Entitats municipals descentralitzades'' are governed by the ''Llei Municipal i de Règim Local de Catalunya'' (8/1987 de 15 d'abril de 1987). They correspond to ''entidades locales menores'' in the rest of Spain (known as ''entitats locals menors'' in the

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and the Balearic Islands).

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

External links

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