Artesa de Segre
Encyclopedia
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 the Boix. The Urgell canal runs through the municipality to the south of the Segre. The municipality is served by the C-1313 road between Balaguer and Ponts, and is linked to Agramunt
by the L-302 road.
s are given as of 2005.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Noguera
Noguera (comarca)
Noguera is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest comarca and its area represents some 5,56% of Catalonia. Noguera is part of the historical county of Urgell and currently belongs to the Lleida province. Its capital is Balaguer....
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. It is situated in the valley of the Segre river, between Ponts
Ponts
Ponts is a municipality and a town in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river near its confluence with the Llobregós river and at the point where the routes from Calaf and Cervera meet the route from Lleida to La Seu d'Urgell .Economy is...
and Balaguer
Balaguer
Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre....
.
The municipal territory extends as far as the confluence of the Segre with the Boix. The Urgell canal runs through the municipality to the south of the Segre. The municipality is served by the C-1313 road between Balaguer and Ponts, and is linked to Agramunt
Agramunt
Agramunt is a municipality in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north of the comarca, near the border with the Noguera....
by the L-302 road.
Demography
Subdivisions
The municipality of Artesa de Segre include nineteen outlying villages: populationPopulation
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s are given as of 2005.
- Alentorn (143)
- Anya (32)
- Baldomar (127)
- La Clua (19)
- Collderat (33)
- Collfred (29)
- Comiols (7)
- Folquer (4)
- Montargull (57)
- Montmagastre (22)
- El Pont d'Alentorn (31)
- Sant Marc del Batlliu (20)
- Seró (93)
- Tudela de Segre (108)
- La Vall d'Ariet
- Vall-llebrera(35)
- La Vedrenya (15)
- Vernet (42)
- Vilves (58)