Alt Àneu
Encyclopedia
Alt Àneu is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Pallars Sobirà
in Catalonia
, Spain
. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area at 1913.79 sqkm, but it has only about 400 people.
It is situated on the Noguera Pallaresa
river, and is served by the C-13 road, which links
it with Sort
and (during the summer months) to the Aran Valley over the Bonaigua pass (2072 m).
The ajuntament (town hall) is in València d'Àneu.
s are given as of 2005:
Municipality
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in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
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of the Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Sobirà
El Pallars Sobirà is a comarca in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Jussà to its southwest...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
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, Spain
Spain
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. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area at 1913.79 sqkm, but it has only about 400 people.
It is situated on the Noguera Pallaresa
Noguera Pallaresa
The Noguera Pallaresa is a river in Catalonia, Spain. Its source is at Era Font d'era Noguereta in the municipality of Naut Aran at an elevation of about 2000 m and barely a hundred meters from those of the Garonne...
river, and is served by the C-13 road, which links
it with Sort
Sort, Lleida
Sort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, in the country of Spain. It is located at 692 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Pallaresa, a tributary to the Segre. Population 2,113 ....
and (during the summer months) to the Aran Valley over the Bonaigua pass (2072 m).
The ajuntament (town hall) is in València d'Àneu.
Subdivisions
The municipality of Alt Àneu is formed of nine villages. PopulationPopulation
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
s are given as of 2005:
- Alòs d'Isil (34)
- Àrreu (6)
- La Bonaigua (16)
- Borén (25), on the left bank of the Noguera Pallaresa
- Isavarre (25)
- Isil (85), in the upper valley
- Son (46)
- Sorpe (42)
- València d'Àneu (175), on the right bank of the Noguera Pallaresa