Espot
Encyclopedia
Espot is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Pallars Sobirà
in Catalonia
, Spain. It is located in the Espot Valley, east of the river Noguera Pallaresa
. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839.
Espot Esquí
and an increase in rural tourism. The area also depends on the milk industry and cattle ranching, specifically bovines
. There are various hydroelectric
power stations in the area including Sant Maurici, Lladres and Espot.
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 Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Sobirà
El Pallars Sobirà is a comarca in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Jussà to its southwest...
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. It is located in the Espot Valley, east of the river Noguera Pallaresa
Noguera Pallaresa
The Noguera Pallaresa is a river in Catalonia, Spain. Its source is at Era Font d'era Noguereta in the municipality of Naut Aran at an elevation of about 2000 m and barely a hundred meters from those of the Garonne...
. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park is one of the fourteen Spanish National Parks, the second in the Pyrenees and the only one in Catalonia....
. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839.
Economy
The economy of the municipality is largely based on tourism, thanks to the ski resortSki resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
Espot Esquí
Espot Esquí
Espot Esquí is a ski resort located in Espot, in the Catalan Pyrenees, opened in 1967. The ski area extends from 1,500 to 2,500 meters.It's one of the ways of entry in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, and is near an area with many lakes of glacial origin, the trails facing...
and an increase in rural tourism. The area also depends on the milk industry and cattle ranching, specifically bovines
Bovinae
The biological subfamily Bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, the bison, African buffalo, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes...
. There are various hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
power stations in the area including Sant Maurici, Lladres and Espot.
Population history
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1981 | 1986 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310 | 313 | 607 | 269 | 227 | 224 | 360 |