Localització de Tremp respecte del Pallars Jussà

Tremp () is a

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, Spain, the capital of the ''comarca'' of the

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 ...

. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area (),The municipality of

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is historically larger than Tremp, but was subdivided into five separate municipalities between 1977 and 1983. accounting for nearly a quarter of the total area of the ''comarca''. The municipality is a geographical oddity and consists of five separate territorial entities within the ''comarca'' (district) of Pallars Jussa (see image). The town of Tremp (population 6228 as of 2009) is the second smallest of these and is situated in the valley of the

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 ...

river below

Talarn Talarn () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the Tremp basin, on the Noguera Pallaresa river below the Sant Antoni reservoir. It is the site of a hydroelectric power s ...

and the

Talarn Dam Talarn () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the Tremp basin, on the Noguera Pallaresa river below the Sant Antoni reservoir. It is the site of a hydroelectric power s ...

. The largest portion of the municipal territory lies to the west of the valley of the Noguera Pallaresa and stretches as far as the

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river. A third portion is an

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of the ''comarca'' within the municipality of el Pont de Suert in the

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. In the east the villages of

Palau de Noguera Palau de Noguera is a locality located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_mot ...

Suterranya Suterranya is a locality located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

and

Vilamitjana Vilamitjana is a locality and ''decentralized municipal entity'' located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de Espa ...

form the fourth entity, while the fifth and smallest portion (of only 1,59 km2) is formed by the village of

Puigcercós Puigcercós is a locality located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

, south of Tremp. The town is served by the C-13 road which runs along the valley of the Noguera Pallaresa.

Demography

Subdivisions

The municipality of Tremp includes twenty-eight outlying settlements:

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s are given as of 2005. *Acadèmia General Bàsica de Subofficials (26) *

Aulàs Aulàs is a hamlet located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ...

(15) *

El Castellet El Castellet is a hamlet located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

(3) *

Casterner de les Olles Casterner de les Olles is a locality located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , nation ...

(1) *

Castissent Castissent is a hamlet located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

(20), on the left bank of the

river * Claramunt (1) *

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(2) * Eroles (11) * Escarlà (2) * Espills (5) * Espluga Freda (1) *Espluga de Serra (45) * Fígols de Tremp (2) * Gurp (8) * Els Masos de Tamúrcia (12) *

(85) *El Pont d'Orrit (15) *

(52) * Puigverd (1) * Sant Adrià (4) * Santa Engràcia (24), with sulfurous springs * Sapeira (2) *

(69) * Tendrui (5) * Tercui (2), on a hill above the Noguera Ribagorçana * Torogó (2) * La Torre de Tamúrcia (17) *

(207), on the road to

Artesa de Segre Artesa de Segre is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Segre river, between Ponts and Balaguer. The municipal territory extends as far as the confluence of the Segre with t ...

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Demography

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