Isona i Conca Dellà
| Isona i Conca Dellà | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Santa Maria de Covet church | |||
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  Isona i Conca Dellà Location in Catalonia | |||
| Coordinates: 42°7′12″N 1°2′53″E / 42.12000°N 1.04806°ECoordinates: 42°7′12″N 1°2′53″E / 42.12000°N 1.04806°E | |||
| Country |
 Spain | ||
| Community |
 Catalonia | ||
| Province | Lleida | ||
| Comarca | Pallars Jussà | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Constantí Aranda Farrero (2015)[1] | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 139.4 km2 (53.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) | ||
| Population (2014)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,049 | ||
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Isonenc, isonenca | ||
| Website |
isona | ||
Isona i Conca Dellà is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Conques river in the south-east of the comarca. It was formed in 1970 by the fusion of the following municipalities: Isona, Basturs, Benavent de la Conca, Biscarri, Conques, Covet, Gramenet, Llordà, Masos de Sant Martí, Montodó, Orcau i Figuerola d'Orcau, Sant Romà d'Abella and Siall. The town hall is in Isona. The municipality is served by the C-1412 road between Artesa de Segre and Tremp, and is linked to Coll de Nargó by the L-511. It includes a small exclave to the south.
The church of Santa Maria in Covet and Llordà castle are protected historico-artistic monuments.
Subdivisions
The municipality of Isona and Conca Dellà is formed of fourteen villages. Populations are given as of 2005:
- Basturs (40), three kilometres south-east of Orcau
- Benavent de la Conca (26), at the foot of a 200 m hill of conglomerate
- Biscarri (53), at the foot of the Moles range at the edge of the Tremp basin
- Conques (98)
- Covet (5)
- Figuerola d'Orcau (181)
- Gramenet (1)
- Isona (619)
- Llordà (10)
- Els Masos de Sant Martí
- Montadó (3)
- Orcau (18)
- Sant Romà d'Abella (89)
- Siall (6)
Demography
Populations from before 1970 are the totals of the populations of the former municipalities.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 3522 | 2695 | 2257 | 1615 | 1502 | 1153 |
References
- 1 2 "Ajuntament d'Isona i Conca Dellà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Isona i Conca Dellà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isona i Conca Dellà. |
- Official website (Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
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Salàs de Pallars Talarn |
Conca de Dalt | Abella de la Conca | |
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Coll de Nargó | ||
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| Llimiana Gavet de la Conca Vilanova de Meià |
Artesa de Segre | La Baronia de Rialb |
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