Lluçanès () is a

natural region A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecology, ecological point of view, the naturally occurring fl ...

transitioning between the

Plain of Vic The Plain of Vic (Catalan ''Plana de Vic'') is a 30 km long depression located at the eastern end of the Catalan Central Depression in the Osona comarca. It is named after the town of Vic, an important and ancient urban center in this natur ...

and

Berguedà Berguedà () is an inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, and partly in the Catalan Central Depression. Geography The northern half of Berguedà, known as Alt Berguedà (“Upper Berguedà� ...

, in the pre-

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. Although not an officially recognized comarca of Catalonia, it has a strong historical, natural and social personality.

Corresponding municipalities

It is made up of the following

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: * In the comarca of

Osona Osona () is a comarca situated in Catalonia, Northeast Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from ''Ausetans'', a group of ...

Alpens Alpens () is a municipality situated in the Lluçanès zone, within the ''Comarques of Catalonia, comarca'' of Osona, in the Barcelona (province), province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Alpens is located 105 km from the city of Barcelona an ...

Lluçà Lluçà () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is subdivided into the town of , and the much smaller village of Lluçà. This village, prominent because of its monastery, gives its name to the surrounding natural ...

Olost Olost is a municipality in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It has less than 1,200 people, situated on a plain 669 meters above sea level at 20 km from Vic in the center of the ancient shire or comarca of the Lluçanès, at prese ...

Oristà Oristà is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...

Perafita Perafita is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès Lluçanès () is a natural region transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in ...

, Prats de Lluçanès,

Sant Agustí de Lluçanès Sant Agustí de Lluçanès is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. Although the municipality lies within the natural region of Lluçanès Lluçanès () is a natural region transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Be ...

Sant Bartomeu del Grau Sant Bartomeu del Grau is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. Although the municipality lies within the natural region of Lluçanès Lluçanès () is a natural region transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Bergu ...

Sant Boi de Lluçanès Sant Boi de Lluçanès is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. Although the municipality lies within the natural region of Lluçanès Lluçanès () is a natural region transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Bergu ...

, Sant Martí d'Albars,

Sobremunt Sobremunt is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès Lluçanès () is a natural region transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in ...

. * In the comarca of

Santa Maria de Merlès Santa Maria de Merlès (Officially and in Catalan; es, Santa María de Marlés) is a municipality in Catalonia. It is officially within the comarca of Berguedà, but traditionally, it is a part of the natural comarca of Lluçanès. The municipa ...

* In the comarca of

Bages Bages () is a comarca (county) in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes a ''subcomarca'', Lluçanès. Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Carden ...

Sant Feliu Sasserra Sant Feliu Sasserra is a municipality in the extreme north-east of the comarca of Bages, in Catalonia. It is also within the natural comarca of Lluçanès. The municipality's name has its origins in several features of the town. It is named ''San ...

Geography

Lluçanès is a

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of about 400 km², situated in the north-east of the ''depressió central'' of

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The major waterways of the comarca include the

Ter Ter or TER may refer to: Places * River Ter, in Essex, England * Ter (river), in Catalonia * Ter (department), a region in France * Torre (river), (Slovene: ''Ter''), a river in Italy * Ter, Ljubno, a settlement in the Municipality of Ljubno ob ...

and

Llobregat The Llobregat () is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain, after the Ter. It flows into the Mediterranean south of the city of Barcelona. Its name could have originated in an ancient Latin word meaning 'dark', 'sorrowful' or 'muddy', or ...

rivers, into which the

Riera de Merlès The Riera de Merlès is a small river that passes through the ''comarques'' of Osona, Bages, and Berguedà. It is formed by the confluence of several small mountain creeks and torrents that descend the '' Rasos de Tubau'', in the municipalities ...

, Riera de Lluçanès and Gavarresa feed. Lluçanès has a

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climate Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologic ...

transitioning to continental. It has a median temperature of about 12

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, and receives an annual

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of between 600 and 900 liters.

Education

Most villages have their own infant and primary schools. The high school responsible for the secondary education is Castell del Quer Institute

New comarca proposal

In the "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" of 2000, known as the ''Roca Report'', commissioned by the Catalan government, it was recommended that Lluçanès should become a sub-comarca of Osona. However, following a local campaign for full comarca status, a non-binding

referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

was held in the region in July 2015, in which a majority in each of the municipalities of Alpens, Lluçà, Olost, Oristà, Perafita, Prats del Lluçanès, Sant Martí d'Albars, and Sobremunt, all currently in Osona, voted to join a new full comarca, while the other five municipalities voted to remain in their existing comarcas. Several local and national officials expressed disappointment at the result which excludes regions strongly associated with Lluçanès from the proposed new comarca, and have called for discussions on ways to resolve the issue, including a repeat of the vote.

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