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La Pobla de Segur is a
municipality
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located in the
comarca
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of
Pallars Jussà
Pallars Jussà () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It was established as a ''comarca'' in 1936, out of the old county of Pallars. The name means "Lower Pallars"; to the northeast and into the mountains is Pallars Sobirà. Its capital a ...
,
province of Lleida
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,
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, in northern
Spain
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. According to the 2013 census (
INE
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), the town has a population of 3,073 inhabitants. It is situated at the confluence of the
Flamicell
The Flamicell, or Flamisell is a river in the province of Pallars, Catalonia, Spain. It is 34 km long and is a tributary of the Noguera Pallaresa. This river is known for the variation in flow depending on the time of the year and the meteor ...
and
Noguera Pallaresa
The Noguera Pallaresa (; oc, Noguèra Palharesa, ) is a river in Catalonia, Spain.
It is named after the Pallars region.
Course
Its source is at ''Era Font d'era Noguereta'' in the municipality of Naut Aran (Aran Valley) at an elevation of ab ...
rivers in the north of the ''comarca'', above the Sant Antoni
reservoir
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. It is an important local service centre, which has allowed it to escape the
depopulation which has affected many municipalities in northwestern Catalonia. The village is served by the C-13 road between
Tremp
Tremp () is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, the capital of the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area (),The municipality of Tortosa is historically larger than Tremp, but was subdivid ...
and
Sort
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, the
N-260 road to
Pont de Suert
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and by a railway station on a
railway line to Lleida.
Famous people from La Pobla de Segur include
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
player
Carles Puyol and current
Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell Fontelles (; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician serving as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since 1 December 2019. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served ...
.
History
The earliest settlement in the area was to the north of the present town, and known as ''El Pui de Segur''. It was incorporated into the
county of Pallars The County of Pallars or Pallás ( ca, Comtat de Pallars, ; la, Comitatus Pallariensis) was a ''de facto'' independent petty state, nominally within the Carolingian Empire and then West Francia during the ninth and tenth centuries, perhaps one of ...
after Count
Guillaume I of Toulouse conquered the region from the
Moors
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in the ninth century. The town was transferred to its current location in the middle of the thirteenth century, and came under the control of
Pere VII el Donzell, Viscount of
Vilamur, in 1355. His son
Pere VIII granted the first charter to the town in 1363. Control would later pass to the Dukes of
Cardona.
The ''Comú de Particulars'' is a local
cooperative
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, established in 1834 to manage a flour mill given to the town by the Duke of Cardona: open to natives of the town or their spouses, it is now a cultural organisation managing the income from the local
hydroelectric power station
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. The ''Torre Maure'' is a notable group of
''modernista'' buildings from the start of the twentieth century.
Demography
Subdivisions
The municipality of La Pobla de Segur includes three outlying villages:
population
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s are given as of 2005.
*
Montsor (2)
*
Puimanyons (3), on the right bank of the Flamicell river at its confluence with the Noguera Pallaresa.
*
Sant Joan de Vinyafrescal (63), to the south of la Pobla de Segur on the right bank of the Sant Antoni reservoir.
Notable people
*
Pedro Cortina y Mauri
Pedro Cortina y Mauri (18 March 1908 in La Pobla de Segur – 14 February 1993 in Madrid) was a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the last Minister of Foreign Affairs under Francisco Franco between 1970 and 1975 and the first one wi ...
, (born La Pobla de Segur, 18 March 1908 - Madrid, 14 February 1993) was a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the last Minister of Foreign Affairs under Francisco Franco between 1974 and 1975
*
Josep Borrell Fontelles
Josep Borrell Fontelles (; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician serving as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since 1 December 2019. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he serve ...
, (born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician, member of the
Spanish Socialist Party
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. He has been Minister of Public Works and Environment of the Government of
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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(1991-1996) and
President of the European Parliament
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(2004-2007). In June 4th of 2018 he became
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
*
Carles Puyol, (born 13, April, 1978), ex-footballer who played for
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
and
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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as a defender and won
2010 FIFA World Cup
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.
Sister cities
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Castellavazzo
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,
Italy
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Le Fousseret
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Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the commun ...
,
France
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References
External links
Official website of La Pobla de SegurGovernment data pages
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pobla de Segur, La
Municipalities in Pallars Jussà
Populated places in Pallars Jussà