La Coma i la Pedra is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
''comarca'' of the
Solsonès
Solsonès () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell
Modern-day Urgell (), also known as ''Baix Urgell'' (''baix'' meaning "lower", by contrast with Alt Urgell "Higher Urgell"), is a ''comarca'' (co ...
in
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. It is situated in the Lord valley in the north of the ''comarca''. The
Cardener The Cardener is a river in Catalonia, Spain. Its source is at ''Les Fonts del Cardener'' in the
municipality of La Coma i la Pedra (Solsonès) at an elevation of . It drains a basin of
. It passes through the reservoir of Sant Ponç (25 hm3) ...
river has its source in the territory of the municipality. The local economy is traditionally based on livestock raising, although there is also a
ski resort
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in the
pyrenean massif of
Port del Comte and a
power station
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Many ...
at Gafa. Local roads link the municipality with
Sant Llorenç de Morunys and
Josa i Tuixén.
Subdivisions
The municipality of La Coma i la Pedra is formed by three villages.
Population
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s are given as of 2005:
*
La Coma (137)
*
La Pedra (64), at the foot of the Pratformiu range
*
El Port del Comte (69)
Demography
References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
External links
Official website
Government data pages
Municipalities in Solsonès
Populated places in Solsonès
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