Fígols i Alinyà
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Fígols i Alinyà is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Alt Urgell
in Catalonia
, Spain
. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river between Coll de Nargó
and Organyà
, just above the Oliana
reservoir
. 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.
s are given as of 2001:
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
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of the Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell , seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet.- Municipalities :...
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 on the left bank of the Segre river between Coll de Nargó
Coll de Nargó
Coll de Nargó is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell inCatalonia, a region of Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley by the Oliana reservoir. The municipality...
and Organyà
Organyà
Organyà is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Segre river below the Trespons gorge, and is served by the C-14 road between Ponts and La Seu d'Urgell...
, just above the Oliana
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir....
reservoir
Reservoir
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. 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. PopulationPopulation
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
s are given as of 2001:
- Alinyà (70), on the road from Organyà to BergàBergaBerga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in Catalonia, Spain.- History :Berga derives its name from the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe that lived in the area before the Roman conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by Hannibal in 218 BC...
- L'Alzina d'Alinyà (29)
- Canelles (6)
- Fígols (152)
- Perles (16)