Fígols i Alinyà is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
''comarca'' of the
Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell () is a ''comarca'' (county) in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell (''ca'' 789 - 1413), seat of the Counts of Urgell
This is a list of the counts of Urgell, a county of the Principal ...
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 no ...
, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the
Segre river between
Coll de Nargó and
Organyà, just above the
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including control ...
. The municipality was formed in 1972 by the merger of the municipalities of Fígols d'Organyà and Alinyà: the ''ajuntament'' (town hall) is in Fígols. A local road links the municipality with Organyà.
Subdivisions
The municipality of Fígols i Alinyà is formed of five villages.
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ...
s are given as of 2001:
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Alinyà
Alinyà is a locality located in the municipality of Fígols i Alinyà, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 44.
Geography
Alinyà is located 122km northeast of Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: L� ...
(70), on the road from Organyà to
Bergà
*L'Alzina d'Alinyà (29)
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Canelles
Canelles is a locality located in the municipality of Fígols i Alinyà, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 4.
Geography
Canelles is located 116km northeast of Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lé ...
(6)
*
Fígols
Fígols is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Berguedà in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north of Cercs, in the mountains above the Llobregat valley.
Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially.
Nearby is the Cercs Mine ...
(152)
*
Perles (16)
Demography
Population figures from before 1972 are the sum of the populations of Fígols d'Organyà and of Alinyà.
See also
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Urgellet
Urgellet () is a historical territory and a natural region of Catalonia. It is located in the Pyrenees exactly in the actual administrative comarca of Alt Urgell, that last includes Baridà, Urgellet and the banks of Oliana, Peramola and Bass ...
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 pagesInformation - Diputació de Lleida
Municipalities in Alt Urgell
Populated places in Alt Urgell
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