Baix Pallars is a town and municipality in the
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
of
Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Sobirà () is a comarca (comparable to a county or shire in much of the English-speaking world) in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous (and less mountaino ...
,
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 north ...
, northern
Spain
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The village of
Gerri de la Sal
Gerri de la Sal is a village and administrative center of the municipality of Baix Pallars, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain
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is the administrative center of the municipality and home to the medieval monastery of
Santa Maria de Gerri
Santa Maria de Gerri is a monastery in Gerri de la Sal, in the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, Catalonia, Spain, situated on the shores of the Noguera Pallaresa river.
History
The monastery was founded in 807, and its community adhered to the Benedi ...
.
History
The Baix Pallars municipality was established in 1969 with the merger of the
Baén, Gerri de la Sal,
Montcortès de Pallars and
Peramea municipalities.
Villages
The municipality includes the following villages and hamlets with their respective population.
[ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica 2011 Census]
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Ancs, 3 inhabitants
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Baén, 15 inhabitants
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Balestui, 10 inhabitants
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Bresca, 17 inhabitants
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Bretui, 16 inhabitants
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Buseu, 1 inhabitant
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Canals
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or river engineering, engineered channel (geography), channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport watercraft, vehicles (e.g. ...
, 0 inhabitants
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Cabestany, 2 inhabitants
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Castellnou de Peramea, 2 inhabitants
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El Comte, 3 inhabitants
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Cortscastell, 4 inhabitants
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Cuberes, 0 inhabitants
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L'Espluga de Cuberes, 0 inhabitants
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Enseu, 4 inhabitants
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Gerri de la Sal
Gerri de la Sal is a village and administrative center of the municipality of Baix Pallars, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain
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, 136 inhabitants
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Masies de Llaràs, 8 inhabitants
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Mentui, 5 inhabitants
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Montcortès, 25 inhabitants
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Peracalç, 11 inhabitants
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Peramea, 78 inhabitants
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El Pui, 0 inhabitants
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Pujol, 19 inhabitants
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Sant Sebastià de Buseu, 0 inhabitants
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Sarroca, 2 inhabitants
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Sellui, 15 inhabitants
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El Soi, 0 inhabitants
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Solduga, 1 inhabitant
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Useu, 8 inhabitants
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Vilesa, 0 inhabitants
See also
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Pallars
Pallars is a historical and natural region of Catalonia. Located in the Pre-Pyrenees and Pyrenees area, most of its territory is mountainous.
The Noguera Pallaresa river is named after this region.
Geography
The physiography of the Pallars natu ...
References
External links
Government data pages
Municipalities in Pallars Sobirà
Populated places in Pallars Sobirà
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