Baix Empordà (; ; "Lower Empordà") is a
comarca (county) in the
Girona
Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...
region,
Catalonia
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, in
Spain
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. It is one of the two comarques into which
Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936, the other one being
Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà (; ; "Upper Empordà") is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) located in the Comarques Gironines, Girona region, in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of two comarques into which Empordà was divided by the comarca division of Catalo ...
. It is popularly known as ("the Little Empordà"). The capital is
La Bisbal d'Empordà.
Geography
Extent
Baix Empordà is the southern portion of the historical region of
Empordà. It includes the municipalities between the
Montgrí Massif, just north of the river
Ter, and the
Aro valley, in the south. It measure some from north to south, and from east to west, with a total area of . It borders
Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà (; ; "Upper Empordà") is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) located in the Comarques Gironines, Girona region, in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of two comarques into which Empordà was divided by the comarca division of Catalo ...
to the north,
Gironès
Gironès (; ) is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva (comarca), Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. , more than half of the comarca's 175,148 inhabitants live in the ...
and
Selva
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*Selva (actor), Indian actor
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Places
*Selva (comarca), a coastal comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain
*Selva, Mallorca (pop. 3,055), a municipality on Mal ...
to the west and the
Mediterranean Sea
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to the east.
The Mediterranean coast of the Baix Empordia is part of the
Costa Brava
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, and is a major tourist destination, including resorts such as
Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Sant Feliu de Guíxols () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Baix Empordà in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava and is an important port and tourist centre. The district ...
,
s'Agaro,
Platja d'Aro,
Sant Antoni de Calonge,
Palamós
Palamós () is a town and municipality in the Mediterranean Costa Brava, located in the ''comarca'' of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Palamós is located at the northern end of a large bay. The town is by-passed by th ...
,
La Fosca,
Calella de Palafrugell,
Llafranc,
Tamariu,
Fornells de Mar and
l'Estartit
L'Estartit (; ) is a small town and seaside resort on the Costa Brava, part of the municipality of Torroella de Montgrí in the Baix Empordà county, Girona province, autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The town is situated between the fo ...
.
The
capital
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Econom ...
of Baix Empordia is
La Bisbal d'Empordà, which is some from the coast, but several of the ''comarca''s coastal municipalities have significantly larger populations, most notably
Palafrugell,
Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Sant Feliu de Guíxols () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Baix Empordà in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava and is an important port and tourist centre. The district ...
and
Palamós
Palamós () is a town and municipality in the Mediterranean Costa Brava, located in the ''comarca'' of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Palamós is located at the northern end of a large bay. The town is by-passed by th ...
. There are 37 municipalities within the ''comarca''.
Municipalities
References
External links
Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)Tourist comarcal web site Miscellaneous related information on the web site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)
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Comarques of the Province of Girona