Baix Pallars

Baix Pallars
Municipality

Gerri de la Sal

Coat of arms
Baix Pallars

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°19′32″N 1°3′56″E / 42.32556°N 1.06556°E / 42.32556; 1.06556
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Pallars Sobirà
Government
  Mayor José Maria Semino Laguia (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 129.4 km2 (50.0 sq mi)
Elevation 591 m (1,939 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 361
  Density 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website baixpallars.ddl.net

Baix Pallars is a town and municipality in the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, Catalonia, northern Spain.

The village of Gerri de la Sal is the administrative center of the municipality and home to the medieval monastery of Santa Maria de Gerri.

History

The Baix Pallars municipality was established in 1969 with the merger of the Baén, Gerri de la Sal, Montcortès de Pallars and Peramea municipalities.[3]

Villages

The municipality includes the following villages and hamlets with their respective population.[4]

See also

References


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