Alpens

Alpens
Municipality
Plaça Joan Prat Roca, Alpens
Coat of arms
Alpens Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°07′N 2°06′E / 42.117°N 2.100°ECoordinates: 42°07′N 2°06′E / 42.117°N 2.100°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Osona
Government
• Mayor	Montserrat Barniol Carcasona (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	13.8 km^2 (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation	855 m (2,805 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	300
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Alpensí, alpensina
Website	alpens.cat

Alpens (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫˈpɛns]) is a municipality situated in the Lluçanès zone, within the comarca of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Alpens is located 105 km from the city of Barcelona and 35 km from the comarca capital, Vic.

In the municipal area there are ruins of a fortress which dates to the year 1109, the fortress of Freixenet. It is one of the places catalogued by the government as sites of Spanish cultural heritage. There is also the 10th-century church of Sant Pere de Serrallonga.

In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès.^[3]

References

1. "Ajuntament d'Alpens". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Alpens". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. "El Lluçanès serà la comarca número 43 de Catalunya: el 'sí' guanya en vuit dels 13 municipis". Ara (newspaper). 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-07-27.

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)