Espot

Espot
Municipality
Aerial view of Espot
Location in Pallars Sobirà
Coordinates: ES 42°34′43″N 1°5′17″E / 42.57861°N 1.08806°ECoordinates: ES 42°34′43″N 1°5′17″E / 42.57861°N 1.08806°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida
Comarca	Pallars Sobirà
Government
• Mayor	Josep Maria Sebastià Canal (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	97.3 km^2 (37.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,318 m (4,324 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	357
• Density	3.7/km^2 (9.5/sq mi)
Website	espot.cat

Espot is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Espot Valley, east of the river Noguera Pallaresa. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839.

Economy

The economy of the municipality is largely based on tourism, thanks to the ski resort Espot Esquí and an increase in rural tourism. The area also depends on the milk industry and cattle ranching, specifically bovines. There are various hydroelectric power stations in the area including Sant Maurici, Lladres and Espot.

Population history

1900	1930	1950	1970	1981	1986	2008
310	313	607	269	227	224	360

References

1. "Ajuntament d'Espot". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Espot". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

• Espot" (Catalan) from the Enciclopèdia Catalana
• Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994

External links

• Espot City Council (Catalan)
• Information about the Autonomous Government of Catalonia (Catalan)
• Information and images of Espot (Spanish)