Olius is a
municipality
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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 on 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 above the
reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
of Sant Ponç. The village is served by the C-149 road between
Solsona and
Berga
Berga () is the capital of the ''comarca'' (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu.
History
Berga derives its name f ...
. The church of Sant Esteve d'Olius is a protected historico-artistic monument.
Subdivisions
The municipality of Olius is formed of four villages.
Population
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s are given as of 2005:
*
Brics
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(64)
*
El Castellvell (38)
*Olius (118)
*
El Pi de Sant Just (395)
The municipality surrounds
Solsona except to the north, and includes a small
exclave within Solsona.
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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