Alt Empordà ("Upper Empordà") is a
comarca (county)This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
in
CataloniaCatalonia is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain. The capital city is Barcelona.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,364,078. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the...
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SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
, one of two into which
EmpordàEmpordà is a historical region of Catalonia divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà....
was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.
Populations are as of 2001.
- Agullana
Agullana is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 668
- Albanyà
Albanyà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 99
- L'Armentera
L'Armentera is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 742
- Avinyonet de Puigventós
Avinyonet de Puigventós is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 874
- Biure
Biure is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north-west of Figueres, to which it is linked by the GE-504 road.- Demography :-References:...
- pop. 233
- Boadella d'Empordà
Boadella i les Escaules is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. The former name, Boadella d'Empordà, was changed in 2004 when the town of Les Escaules joined Boadella d'Empordà. It is situated in the valley of the Muga river, which is dammed to form the Boadella...
- pop. 215
- Borrassà
Borrassà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 547
- Bàscara
Bàscara is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop.
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Alt Empordà ("Upper Empordà") is a
comarca (county)This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
in
CataloniaCatalonia is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain. The capital city is Barcelona.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,364,078. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the...
,
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
, one of two into which
EmpordàEmpordà is a historical region of Catalonia divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà....
was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.
Municipalities
Populations are as of 2001.
- Agullana
Agullana is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 668
- Albanyà
Albanyà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 99
- L'Armentera
L'Armentera is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 742
- Avinyonet de Puigventós
Avinyonet de Puigventós is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 874
- Biure
Biure is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north-west of Figueres, to which it is linked by the GE-504 road.- Demography :-References:...
- pop. 233
- Boadella d'Empordà
Boadella i les Escaules is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. The former name, Boadella d'Empordà, was changed in 2004 when the town of Les Escaules joined Boadella d'Empordà. It is situated in the valley of the Muga river, which is dammed to form the Boadella...
- pop. 215
- Borrassà
Borrassà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 547
- Bàscara
Bàscara is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 809
- Cabanelles
Cabanelles is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 225
- Cabanes - pop. 759
- Cadaqués
Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. It is on a bay near the Cap de Creus peninsula, on the Costa Brava of the Mediterranean Sea. It is only a two-and-a-half hour drive from Barcelona, therefore it is very accessible and not only attracts tourists...
- pop. 2,024
- Cantallops
Cantallops is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated below the Albera range, and is linked to La Jonquera by the GE-601 road.- Demography :-References:...
- pop. 258
- Capmany
Capmany is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 490
- Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà.The town lies 9 km east of Figueres.The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the urbanisation of Empuriabrava. This urbanisation consists of a large number of canals with villas and moorings. Most of these villas are privately owned and...
- pop. 5,896
- Cistella
Cistella is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 243
- Colera - pop. 502
- Darnius
Darnius is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia. The first document where is related Darnius was dated in 983, and the written name was Darnicibus...
- pop. 514
- L'Escala
L'Escala is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava, located between the southern end of the Gulf of Roses and Cala Montgó. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies...
- pop. 5,823
- Espolla
Espolla is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 369
- El Far d'Empordà
El Far d'Empordà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 387
- Figueres
Figueres is the capital of the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors...
- pop. 33,064
- Fortià
Fortià is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 524
- Garriguella
Garriguella is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 722
- Garrigàs
Garrigàs is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 310
- La Jonquera
La Jonquera is a municipality in the comarca of l'Alt Empordà, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated just by the border with France.The area has always been an important pass through the Pyrenees. A contemporary motorway runs not far from the ancient Roman road, the Via Augusta...
- pop. 2,636
- Lladó
Lladó is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 507
- Llançà
Llançà is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between the Cap de Creus and the Frenchfrontier and is an important fishing port and tourist centre...
- pop. 3,890
- Llers
Llers is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Spain....
- pop. 1,012
- Masarac
Masarac is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 241
- Maçanet de Cabrenys
Maçanet de Cabrenys is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It includes the villages of Arnera, Les Creus, Les Mines, Les Salines, Tapis, Els Vilars, and Oliveda....
- pop. 666
- Mollet de Peralada
Mollet de Peralada is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.**...
- pop. 183
- Navata
Navata is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 741
- Ordis
Ordis is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 342
- Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Palau de Santa Eulàlia is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 80
- Palau-saverdera
Palau-saverdera is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 852
- Pau
Pau is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 423
- Pedret i Marzà
Pedret i Marzà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 142
- Peralada
Peralada is a feudal village in Girona Province . It was the home of the Frankish Counts of Perelada who controlled this portion of the Marca Hispanica before becoming part of the lands held by the Count of Barcelona....
- pop. 1,367
- Pont de Molins
Pont de Molins is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 438
- Pontós
Pontós is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 223
- El Port de la Selva
El Port de la Selva is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern coast of the Cap de Creus and is an important fishing port and tourist centre...
- pop. 760
- Portbou
Portbou is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 1399 people.- Overview :It is located on the border with France, in the Costa Brava region, and frequently serves as a dropping off point for SNCF trains coming from Cerbère in...
- pop. 1,398
- Rabós
Rabós is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 166
- Riumors
Riumors is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 194
- Roses - pop. 12,726
- Sant Climent Sescebes
Sant Climent Sescebes is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 408
- Sant Llorenç de la Muga
Sant Llorenç de la Muga is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain with an area of 32,06km2 and its population of 177 people.Sant Llorenç de la Muga is situated at 16km from Figueres.-External links:**...
- pop. 185
- Sant Miquel de Fluvià
Sant Miquel de Fluvià is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The original part of the village lies just to the north of the river Fluvià and is dominated by the tower of an 11th-century church that was originally part of a Benedictine monastery that has since...
- pop. 621
- Sant Mori
Sant Mori is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.Situated on the right bank of the river Fluvià, it is limited on the north by San Miguel de Fluviá, on the east by Ventalló, on the south by Saus and on the west by Palau de Santa Eulalia.The economy is based on...
- pop. 141
- Sant Pere Pescador
Sant Pere Pescador is a small town in the Bay of Rosas on the River Fluviá.The town has the benefit of a sandy 7km long beach. The first reference to the town dates from 974 when it was owned by the monastery of San Pedro de Rodas part of the county of Ampurias...
- pop. 1,425
- Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema
Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 311
- Saus
Saus is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 686
- La Selva de Mar
La Selva de Mar is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. Its a quite small with a population of about 197. The nearest town is El Port de la Selva, a common destination for beach-going tourists....
- pop. 197
- Siurana
Siurana is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain located just south of Figueres....
- pop. 167
- Terrades
Terrades is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the west of Figueres, above the valley of the Muga river, and is linked to the rest of the comarca by the GE-510 road.- Demography :-References:...
- pop. 210
- Torroella de Fluvià
Torroella de Fluvià is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 399
- La Vajol
La Vajol is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 93
- Ventalló
Ventalló is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 619
- Vila-sacra
Vila-sacra is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 405
- Vilabertran
Vilabertran is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 783
- Viladamat
Viladamat is a village of Alt Emporda, 6 kilometers to the north from l'Escala, a municipality in Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 385
- Vilafant
Vilafant is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 4,303
- Vilajuïga
Vilajuïga is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 982
- Vilamacolum
Vilamacolum is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 263
- Vilamalla
Vilamalla is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 880
- Vilamaniscle
Vilamaniscle is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 142
- Vilanant
Vilanant is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 328 people.The municipality covers an area of 17 km² and is located at an average altitude of 98 meters above sea level...
- pop. 317
- Vilaür
Vilaür is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 115
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