Cerdanya (comarca)

Cerdanya
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona and Lleida
Capital	Puigcerdà
Municipalities	List Alp, Bellver de Cerdanya, Bolvir, Das, Fontanals de Cerdanya, Ger, Guils de Cerdanya, Isòvol, Lles de Cerdanya, Llívia, Meranges, Montellà i Martinet, Prats i Sansor, Prullans, Puigcerdà, Riu de Cerdanya, Urús
Area
• Total	546.6 km^2 (211.0 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	18,063
• Density	33/km^2 (86/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	cerdà (m.) cerdana (f.)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality	Puigcerdà

Cerdanya (Spanish: Baja Cerdaña; French: Basse Cerdagne) is a comarca in northern Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia. Cerdanya is divided between Catalan provinces of Lleida and Girona. Cerdanya's neighbouring comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, and Ripollès.

Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" of Alt Pirineu (or Alto Pirineo), according to "Vegueries of Catalonia law".

The area is sometimes called Baixa Cerdanya (literally "Lower Cerdanya") to distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which was ceded to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.

Can be distinguished the "subcomarques" of la Batllia or petita Cerdanya, and el Baridà.

Llívia in Cerdanya is a Spanish exclave, completely surrounded by French territory.

Municipalities

Municipality	Province	Population (2014)[1]	Area km^2[1]
Alp	Girona	1,661	44.3
Bellver de Cerdanya	Lleida	2,075	98.2
Bolvir	Girona	373	10.3
Das	Girona	220	14.6
Fontanals de Cerdanya	Girona	443	28.6
Ger	Girona	432	33.4
Guils de Cerdanya	Girona	536	22.0
Isòvol	Girona	301	10.8
Lles de Cerdanya	Lleida	260	102.8
Llívia	Girona	1,536	12.9
Meranges	Girona	94	37.3
Montellà i Martinet	Lleida	623	55.0
Prats i Sansor	Lleida	248	6.6
Prullans	Lleida	209	21.2
Puigcerdà	Girona	8,761	18.9
Riu de Cerdanya	Lleida	106	12.3
Urús	Girona	185	17.4
• Total: 17		18,063	546.6

References

1. "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

Literature

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

External links

• Official comarcal web site
• Information about Baixa Cerdanya on the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)

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