Cerdanya (comarca)

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Cerdanya
Kintra Spain
Autonomous commonty Catalonie
ProvinceGirona an Lleida
CaipitalPuigcerdà
Municipalities
Area
 • Total546.4 km2 (211.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total14,158
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Demonym(s)cerdà (m.)
cerdana (f.)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Lairgest municipalityPuigcerdà

Cerdanya is a comarca in northren Catalonie, north-eastren Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border o Catalonie wi Fraunce an Andorrae. Athin Catalonie. Cerdanya is dividit atween Catalonie provinces o Lleida an Girona. Cerdanya's neebourin comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, an Ripollès.

Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" o Alt Pirineu (or Alto Pirineo), accordin tae "Vegueries o Catalonie law".

The aurie is sometimes cried Baixa Cerdanya (literally "Lower Cerdanya") tae distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which wis cedit tae Fraunce bi the Treaty o the Pyrenees in 1659.

Can be distinguished the "subcomarques" or "subcomarcas" o la Batllia or petita Cerdanya, an el Baridà.

Llívia in Cerdanya is a Spainyie exclave, completely surroondit bi French territory.

Municipalities[eedit | eedit soorce]

Municipality Population
(2002)
Province
Alp 1272 Girona
Bellver de Cerdanya 1673 Lleida
Bolvir 277 Girona
Das 157 Girona
Fontanals de Cerdanya 428 Girona
Ger 401 Girona
Guils de Cerdanya 338 Girona
Isòvol 198 Girona
Lles de Cerdanya 270 Lleida
Llívia 1133 Girona
Meranges 80 Girona
Montellà i Martinet 538 Lleida
Prats i Sansor 225 Lleida
Prullans 223 Lleida
Puigcerdà 7774 Girona
Riu de Cerdanya 84 Lleida
Urús 195 Girona

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

Leeteratur[eedit | eedit soorce]

  • Peter Sahlins, Boundaries. The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1989). ISBN 0-520-07415-7

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

Coordinates: 42°23′21″N 1°47′35″E / 42.38917°N 1.79306°E / 42.38917; 1.79306