'Torrebesses 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
Segrià
Segrià () is a comarca (county) in the west of Catalonia, Spain, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's sixth largest municipality, and remains the most populated coma ...
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.
The name of the town comes from ca, Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".
[Manuel Bofarull, ''Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya.'' Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ] This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.
Demography
See also
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Battle of Almenar
References
External links
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Pàgina web de l'AjuntamentTorrebesses tourism website
Government data pages
Municipalities in Segrià
Populated places in Segrià
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