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°E / 42.117; 2.100Coordinates: 42°07′N 2°06′E / 42.117°N 2.100°E / 42.117; 2.100
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Osona
Government
  Mayor Montserrat Barniol Carcasona (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation 855 m (2,805 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 300
  Density 22/km2 (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]

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