Aiguaviva

Aiguaviva
municipality
Plaça de la Constitució, Aiguaviva
Coat of arms
Location of Aiguaviva in the comarca (county) of Gironès.
Aiguaviva Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: ES 41°56′N 2°46′E / 41.933°N 2.767°ECoordinates: ES 41°56′N 2°46′E / 41.933°N 2.767°E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Gironès
Government
• Mayor	Joaquim Mateu Bosch (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	13.9 km^2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	783
• Density	56/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code	17181
Website	aiguaviva.cat

Aiguaviva is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 13.92 square kilometres (5.37 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 754 people.^[3]

Population

Demographic evolution

1900	1930	1950	1970	1981	1986	2006	2008	2011
560	679	635	472	330	358	594	678	754

Places of interest

• Església de Sant Joan (St. John's Church), Gothic style with neoclassical elements.
• St. Mary of Vilademany Chapel, Romanesque style.
• House of the Templars.

References

1. "Ajuntament d'Aiguaviva". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Aiguaviva". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. "Girona: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

External links

• City Council website
• Information about the Government of Catalonia
• Information about the Catalan Institute of Statistics
• Bloc viureaaiguaviva

Economy

The economy is focused primarily on dryland agriculture and livestock. Formerly there were several tile factories but currently these have disappeared.