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La Franja

The term La Franja ("The Strip", more properly Franja de Aragón in Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
; Franja d'Aragó or Franja de Ponent (Western Strip) in Catalan

Catalan language

Aragonese language

Aragonese , is a Romance languages now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Arag?n River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon....
) is a term that refers to the territory comprising the Catalan-speaking territories of Aragon

Aragon

Catalonia

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
). Usually La Franja is considered to be comprised by the municipalities of the following comarcas: Ribagorza

Ribagorza

Bajo Aragón

Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....
and Matarraña.

The thin strip of land is very diverse geographically, ranging from valleys in the Pyrenees

Pyrenees

The Pyrenees are a mountain range in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea ....
to the flat lands by the Ebro

Ebro

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The term La Franja ("The Strip", more properly Franja de Aragón in Spanish

Spanish language

Catalan language

Aragonese language

Aragon

Catalonia

Spain

Ribagorza

Bajo Aragón

Pyrenees

Ebro

The Ebro is Spain's most voluminous river. Its source is in Fontibre . It flows through cities such as Miranda de Ebro, Logro?o, Zaragoza, Flix, Tortosa, and Amposta before discharging in a river delta on the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona ....
, all are included under this umbrella term. As such, La Franja does not have any official recognition nor historical entity by itself, but the term is mostly used in neighbouring Catalonia, especially within Catalan nationalism

Catalan nationalism

Catalan nationalism, or Catalanism , is a Politics movement advocating for either further political autonomy or full independence of Catalonia....
.

Origin of the names that refer to La Franja

The use of a term to refer to the eastern area of Aragon

Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
bordering Catalonia as based on linguistic criteria is recent. It was in 1929 —when he christened these as Marques de Ponent, "Western Marches"— that Catalan geographer

Geographer

A geographer is a scientist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's physical natural environment and human habitat .Though geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography....
Pau Vila used for the first time a term designating jointly the Aragonese comarca

Comarca

A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.The comarca is also known in Aragonese language as redolada, and as bisbarra in Galician language....
s where Catalan

Catalan language

Joan Coromines

Joan Coromines i Vigneaux, in Catalan Joan Corominas , was a linguist who made important contributions to the study of Catalan language, Spanish language and other Romance languages....
, along with other terms such as Marcas de Aragó or Marques d'Aragó ("Marches of Aragon"), Cataluña aragonesa or Catalunya aragonesa ("Aragonese Catalonia") or "la raya de Aragón" or la ratlla d'Aragó ("the Aragonese Strip").

Whichever term is used, they all refer to the eastern Catalan-speaking area of Aragon

Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
, which borders Catalonia to the west. These terms all originated and remain chiefly used in Catalonia

Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
, they are therefore Catalonia-centered and hence the Ponent ("Western") reference in the term La Franja del Ponent, because these comarca
Comarca

A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.The comarca is also known in Aragonese language as redolada, and as bisbarra in Galician language....
s lie to the west of Catalonia.

The term Franja de Ponent itself first appeared in the second half of the 1970s, during the Spanish transition to democracy

Spanish transition to democracy

The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democracy. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco?s death on November 20, 1975, while its completion has been variously said to be marked by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, the failure of 23-F on Februar...
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At the Second International Congress of the Catalan Language (Segon Congrés Internacional de la Llengua Catalana) held in 1985, the normative authority on the Catalan language

Catalan language

Catalan is a Romance languages, the national language and official language of Andorra, and a official language in the Autonomous Communities of Spain of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencian Community and in the city of Alghero in the Italy List of islands in the Mediterranean of Sardinia....
, known as Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Institut d'Estudis Catalans

The Institut d'Estudis Catalans is an academic institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture." The IEC is known principally for its work in standardizing the Catalan language language....
, adopted Franja d'Aragó ("Aragonese Strip") as the denomination for the Catalan-speaking territories of Aragon for academic and linguistic purposes, while the denomination Franja de Ponent ("Western Strip") is used mainly in the political arena by some associations, groups and political parties associated with pancatalanism.

Later on, alternative denominations such as Aragón Oriental (Aragó Oriental), Franja Oriental o Franja de Levante (Franja de Llevant), all meaning roughly Eastern Aragon or Eastern Strip were created in Aragon

Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
.

Diverse meanings

While the term was created to designate a linguistic area, there are other issues in question:

The ecclesiastical sense
The linguistic sense
The political sense
The socio-economic sense

The ecclesiastical sense

The parishes of what is now called la Franja had been historically a part of the Diocese of Lleida. In 1995, Catholic church authorities, through the Papal Nuncio

Nuncio

Nuncio is an Ecclesiology diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church....
to Spain, informed the president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference –Archbishop of Zaragoza, Elías Yanes– of the decision of the Holy See

Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church....
to align the diocesan

Diocese

In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglicanism, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area or episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bi...
boundaries with the political and historical reality.

This meant that 111 parishes and a population of 68,089 were transferred from the Diocese of Lleida

Diocese of Lleida

The Diocese of Lleida is located in north-eastern Spain, in the Provinces of Spain of Lleida , part of the autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia....
to the amended Diocese of Barbastro, whose name was then changed to Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón

Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barbastro-Monz?n is located in north-eastern Spain, in the Provinces of Spain of Huesca , part of the autonomous communities of Spain of Arag?n....
As for the reasons of the transfer, some Catalan ecclesiastical ranks considered that it was a result of the opposition of these Aragonese parishes to a short-lived debate on the convenience of creating a distinct Catalan Episcopal Conference

Episcopal Conference

In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the Bishop of a given territory....
, which would have been detached from the Spanish one.

The transfer of the parishes, specifically the ownership of the medieval artistic objects or sacred art comprised, originated an intricated series of lawsuits involving both dioceses (Barbastro-Monzón and Lleida), both autonomous governments (Aragón and Catalonia) and both legal systems canon

Canon law (Catholic Church)

Canon Law, the ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church, is a fully developed legal system, with all the necessary elements: courts, lawyers, judges, a fully articulated legal code and principles of legal interpretation....
and administrative law

Administrative law

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of government agency of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulation agenda....
.

It was finally decided by the ecclesiastic canon judges in 2005 that the 113 works of art belong to the Barbastro-Monzón diocese. The Lleida diocese released and statement accepting this decision but, at the same time, announced that then the administrative process would be opened, later on, it stated that talks should be opened to reach an agreement, in the end effectively protracting the end of the dispute. In the meantime, the works of art remain located in the Diocese Museum of Lleida. The lawsuit is known as the conflicto del patrimonio eclesiástico de la Franja (the conflict of the ecclesiastical heritage of the Franja) or del Aragón Oriental (of Eastern Aragon), and though it began as a local debate, it has become in became a national press story, especially due to the confrontation between the political forces of Aragon

Aragon

Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
.

On July 1st, 2008 an agreement between the two dioceses was announced, again stating that the art pieces would return to the Barbastro-Monzón diocese. However, the situation remained stalled due to the continued refusal of the Catalan administration to issue an exit permit, something which eventually led to the Aragonese region president to open a criminal procedure

Criminal procedure

'Criminal procedure' refers to the legal process for adjudication claims that someone has violated criminal law....
in February 2009, thus effectively giving up on the resolved yet stalled civil procedure

Civil procedure

Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudication Civil law lawsuits . These rules govern how a lawsuit or Legal case may be commenced, what kind of service of process is required, the types of pleadings or statements of case, motion s or applications, and court orders allowed in c...
. Then the Vatican itself urged for the return of the pieces to Aragon, to no avail.

The linguistic sense

The Catalan language

Catalan language

Territorial basis

The exact territorial limits of the Franja de Aragón differ depending on the source, since there are some municipalities of Ribagorza

Ribagorza

Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....
where there are doubts over whether or not to include them as Catalan-speaking or as Aragonese-speaking. The proportion of speakers of the two languages varies over time and with immigration according to the municipality, something which leads to different sources drawing slightly different linguistic borders.

According to the draft of the Aragonese Language Law

During the fourth session of the Cortes de Aragón (the parliament of Aragon) (1995-1999) under the PP

People's Party (Spain)

The People's Party is the main Right-wing politics political party in Spain.The People's Party was a refoundation of the Popular Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's r?gime, and a politician known to have moderate views....
-PAR

Aragonese Party

The Aragonese Party is a political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials PAR....
coalition government the was published. The report would be the basis for the published the following session (1999-2003) under the PSOE

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, commonly abbreviated by its Spanish initials, PSOE , is the ruling party in Spain and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Carlism, founded in 1833....
-PAR

Par

Par or PAR may refer to:...
coalition, where for the first time from the Cortes de Aragón would detail those municipalities which formed part of a Catalan-speaking community, with the aim of recognising co-officiality and encouraging the use of Catalan in public life and especially in education.

The law was never approved due to protests and petitions in Aragon opposed to the co-officiality of Catalan, promoted in the main part by the Federación de Asociaciones Culturales del Aragón Oriental (FACAO), a conservative organisation which maintained that the local 'linguistic modalities' were languages and not dialects of Catalan, and the lack of consensus on the issue among the Aragonese political parties. There are other civic associations staunchly rejecting the Catalan filiation of the language

According to the list of municipalities which could be considered to be areas of predominant use of its own language or linguistic modality or areas of predominant use of normalised Catalan in the Second annex of the Second Final Disposition of the Avant-project of the Language Law, the Franja de Aragón would be composed of:

Municipality	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Comarca	Province
Aguaviva Aguaviva Aguaviva is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 670 inhabitants....	42.2	691	Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Albelda Albelda Albelda is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 877 inhabitants....	51.9	892	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Alcampell Alcampell Alcampell is a municipality located in La Litera, Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 849 inhabitants....	58.0	827	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Altorricón Altorricón Altorric?n is a municipality located in the comarca of La Litera/La Llitera in the province of Huesca , Aragon, Spain. With an extension of 32.03 km?, the municipal district of Altorric?n lays on the southern part of La Llitera, limiting with Segri? ....	32.4	1,469	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Arén Aren Aren is a Communes of France in the Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques Departments of France in southwestern France....	119.3	337	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Arens de Lledó Arens de Lledó Arens de Lled? is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 226 inhabitants....	34.3	227	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Azanuy-Alins Azanuy-Alins Azanuy-Alins is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 179 inhabitants....	51.2	173	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Baélls Baélls Ba?lls is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 134 inhabitants....	39.8	125	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Baldellou Baldellou Baldellou is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 129 inhabitants....	30.4	115	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Beceite Beceite Beceite is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 603 inhabitants....	96.7	598	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Belmonte de San José Belmonte de San José Belmonte de San Jos? is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 147 inhabitants....	34.0	144	Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Benabarre Benabarre Benabarre is a town in the Aragon county of Ribagorza, in the province of Huesca, Spain.Traditionally, Benabarre was the capital of the historic County of Ribagorza, which was more expansive in territory than today, and included the Catalonia/Comarques of Alta Ribagor?a, now in the province of Lleida , Catalonia....	157.1	1,160	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Bonansa Bonansa Bonansa is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 101 inhabitants....	37.3	101	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Calaceite Calaceite Calaceite is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,145 inhabitants....	81.3	1,143	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Camporrélls Camporrélls Camporr?lls is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 231 inhabitants....	26.7	217	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Castigaleu Castigaleu Castigaleu is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 115 inhabitants....	26.5	118	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Castillonroy Castillonroy Castillonroy is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2007 census , the municipality has a population of 382 inhabitants....	37.6	391	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Cretas Cretas Cretas is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 588 inhabitants....	52.7	630	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Estopiñán del Castillo Estopiñán del Castillo Estopi??n del Castillo is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 217 inhabitants....	88.7	199	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Fabara Fabara Fabara is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,195 inhabitants....	101.6	1,221	Bajo Aragón-Caspe	Zaragoza Zaragoza (province) Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
Fayón Fayón Fay?n is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 395 inhabitants....	67.2	427	Bajo Aragón-Caspe	Zaragoza Zaragoza (province) Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
Fórnoles Fórnoles F?rnoles is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 103 inhabitants....	32.6	105	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Fraga Fraga Fraga is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca in the province of Huesca , Aragon, Spain. It is located by the river Cinca.King Alfonso I of Aragon died at its walls in 1134 while trying to conquer it....	437.6	13,191	Bajo Cinca	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Fuentespalda Fuentespalda Fuentespalda is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 368 inhabitants....	39.0	347	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Isábena Isábena Is?bena is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 278 inhabitants....	118.5	302	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
La Cañada de Verich La Cañada de Verich La Ca?ada de Verich is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 103 inhabitants....	10.9	104	Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
La Cerollera La Cerollera La Cerollera is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 122 inhabitants....	33.7	121	Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
La Codoñera La Codoñera La Codo?era is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 340 inhabitants....	21.0	351	Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
La Fresneda La Fresneda La Fresneda is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 451 inhabitants....	39.5	462	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
La Ginebrosa La Ginebrosa La Ginebrosa is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 240 inhabitants....	80.1	239	Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
La Portellada La Portellada La Portellada is a municipality in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 277 inhabitants....	21.4	274	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Lascuarre Lascuarre Lascuarre is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 146 inhabitants....	31.9	147	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Laspaúles Laspaúles Laspa?les is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 277 inhabitants....	81.6	281	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Lledó Lledo Lledo was a brand of die cast toys, founded in 1982 by Matchbox co-founder Jack Odell and Burt Russell.Lledo was a reversal of Odell's own surname, which set out to specialise in replicating early Matchbox series styles....	15.6	181	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Maella Maella Maella is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 2,025 inhabitants....	174.9	2,089	Bajo Aragón-Caspe	Zaragoza Zaragoza (province) Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
Mazaleón Mazaleón Mazale?n is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 587 inhabitants....	86.2	589	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Mequinenza Mequinenza Mequinenza is a town and municipality of the province of Zaragoza , in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is located by the confluence of the rivers river Segre and Ebro....	307.2	2,533	Bajo Cinca	Zaragoza Zaragoza (province) Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
Monesma y Cajigar Monesma y Cajigar Monesma y Cajigar is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 104 inhabitants....	62.6	111	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Monroyo Monroyo Monroyo is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 324 inhabitants....	79.2	307	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Montanuy Montanuy Montanuy is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 308 inhabitants....	174.1	311	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Nonaspe Nonaspe Nonaspe is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,042 inhabitants....	111.4	1,055	Bajo Aragón-Caspe	Zaragoza Zaragoza (province) Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
Peñarroya de Tastavins Peñarroya de Tastavins Pe?arroya de Tastavins is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 527 inhabitants....	83.3	488	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Peralta de Calasanz Peralta de Calasanz Peralta de Calasanz is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 274 inhabitants....	114.9	261	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Puente de Montañana Puente de Montañana Puente de Monta?ana is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 102 inhabitants....	48.6	88	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Ráfales Ráfales R?fales is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 181 inhabitants....	35.6	156	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
San Esteban de Litera San Esteban de Litera San Esteban de Litera is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 562 inhabitants....	71.9	512	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Sopeira Sopeira Sopeira is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 100 inhabitants....	44.1	102	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Tamarite de Litera Tamarite de Litera Tamarite de Litera is the second major town of the comarca of La Litera in the province of Huesca , Aragon, Spain.It was reconquered from the Moors by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1107....	110.6	3,678	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Tolva Tolva Tolva is a town in the province of Huesca, Spain. It is located 696 metres above sea level in the north-eastern part of Huesca, in the comarca of Ribagorza....	59.0	176	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Torre de Arcas Torre de Arcas Torre de Arcas is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 99 inhabitants....	34.3	93	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Torre del Compte Torre del Compte Torre del Compte is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 169 inhabitants....	19.5	168	Matarraña	Teruel Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Torre la Ribera Torre la Ribera Torre la Ribera is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 117 inhabitants....	32.1	118	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Torrente de Cinca Torrente de Cinca Torrente de Cinca is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,002 inhabitants....	56.8	1,084	Bajo Cinca	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Torrevelilla Torrevelilla Torrevelilla is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 199 inhabitants....	33.4	204	Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón Bajo Arag?n is a Spain Comarcas of Spain in Teruel , Arag?n. It has a population of 29,358 and an area of 1.304,2 km?. The seat of the comarca is in Alca?iz....	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Valdeltormo Valdeltormo Valdeltormo is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 354 inhabitants....	16.0	349	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Valderrobres Valderrobres Valderrobres is a municipality and the major town of the comarca of Matarra?a in the province of Teruel, Aragon .It is located by the Matarra?a river, a tributary to the right of the Ebro....	124.0	2,142	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Valjunquera Valjunquera Valjunquera is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 420 inhabitants....	41.8	414	Matarraña	Teruel Teruel (province) Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona , Castell?n , Valencia , Cuenca , Guadalajara , and Zaragoza ....
Velilla de Cinca Velilla de Cinca Velilla de Cinca is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 441 inhabitants....	16.5	469	Bajo Cinca	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Vencillón Vencillón Vencill?n is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 446 inhabitants....	10.4	471	La Litera	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Veracruz	63.8	111	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Viacamp y Litera Viacamp y Litera Viacamp y Litera is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 26 inhabitants....	107.7	25	Ribagorza Ribagorza Ribagorza is a county, or comarca, in [Aragon]] situated at the north-east of the province of Huesca , Spain. It borders the Haute-Garonne departement in France to the north; and the Catalonia to the east....	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
Zaidín Zaidín Zaid?n is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,721 inhabitants....	92.6	1,822	Bajo Cinca	Huesca Huesca (province) Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
62 municipalities of Aragon	4,442.8	47,236

According to the Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Institut d'Estudis Catalans

The Institut d'Estudis Catalans is an academic institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture." The IEC is known principally for its work in standardizing the Catalan language language....

From the point of view of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans

Institut d'Estudis Catalans

The Institut d'Estudis Catalans is an academic institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture." The IEC is known principally for its work in standardizing the Catalan language language....
the territory is smaller, due to the fact the municipality of Torre la Ribera is not considered Catalan-speaking, and the municipalities of Azanuy-Alins, Isábena, Lascuarre and San Esteban de Litera are classified as transitional dialects. The Catalan-speaking lands are thus reduced to a total of 57 municipalities with an area of 4,137.2 km² with a population of 45,984.

According to the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa
The situation is reversed according the (GEA) with the Franja having an area of 5,370 km² and with a population of 70,000. It should be mentioned that the GEA does not recognise the denomination Franja but discusses its situation under Catalan in Aragon, nor does it specify in how many or which municipalities where Catalan is clearly spoken nor the date of the census on which its figures are based.

According to the Gran Geografia Comarcal of the GREC
Total 70 municipalities y 3 nuclei according to the GREC>

Municipality/Urban nucleus

Area
(km²)

Population
(2006)
Benasque
Benasque

Benasque is a town in the county of Ribagorza, province of Huesca , . It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range....
233.6 2,045
Bisaurri
Bisaurri

Bisaurri is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 248 inhabitants....
62.9 247
Castejón de Sos
Castejón de Sos

Castej?n de Sos is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 731 inhabitants....
31.8 733
Chía 26.1 113
Güell (1) 28.0 29
Laguarres (2) 33.0 71
Sahún
Sahún

Sah?n is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 241 inhabitants....
72.9 331
Sesué
Sesué

Sesu? is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 130 inhabitants....
5.2 125
Torres del Obispo (3) 32.0 163
Valle de Lierp
Valle de Lierp

Valle de Lierp is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 49 inhabitants....
32.8 47
Villanova
Villanova

Villanova may refer to:In geography:*Villanova, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania that is a part of Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania and Radnor Township, Pennsylvania...
6,9 154
8 municipalities and 3 nuclei 565.2 4,058
Franja de Aragon according to the Commission report 4.442,8 47,236
5.008,0 51,294

The Gran Geografia Comarcal of the classes the territorial area of the Franja de Aragon as larger than that defined by the Commission report although not as large as the GEA definition. All the municipalities which it adds to those of the Avant-project and of Ribagorza and therefore belong to the Province of Huesca. It adds a total of 8 municipalities and 3 population nuclei; Güell, Laguarres y Torres del Obispo, which form part of two municipalities; Graus in the case of the first and the third, and Capella the case of the second. The table to the right details the population nuclei and official area and population figures.

(1) Population centres belonging to the municipality of Graus
Graus

Graus is a village in the Provinces of Spain of Huesca , located in the Pyrenees. The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spain philosopher Baltasar Graci?n y Morales was exiled here....
. Population figures according to (no date given), area according to GREC.net.
(2) Population centres belonging to the municipality of Capella. Population 2004, area according to GREC.net.
(3) Population centres belonging to the municipality of Graus
Graus

Graus is a village in the Provinces of Spain of Huesca , located in the Pyrenees. The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spain philosopher Baltasar Graci?n y Morales was exiled here....
. Population according to (no date given), area according to GREC.net.

Comparative table and map according to sources

Source

Nº
munici-
palities

% of
Aragon

Area (km²)

% of
Aragon

Population
(2006)

% of
Aragon
Avant-project of the
Language Law 62 8.5 4,442.8 9.3 47,236 3.7
Institut d'Estudis
Catalans (IEC) 57 7.8 4,137.2 8.3 45,984 3.6
Gran Enciclopedia
Aragonesa (GEA) ? - 5,370.0 11.3 70,000 5.5
Grupo Enciclopedia
Catalana (GREC) 70 9.6 5,008.0 10.5 51,294 4.0
Total Aragon 730 100.0 47,719.2 100.0 1,277,471 100.0

Toponymy
There is no unitary policy on official toponymy in the Franja leading to great variations between the local comarcalización laws in comparrison with those proposed by the IEC. The following table details the translation of the toponymy in Spanish to the official version in the local vernacular and that proposed by the IEC. At the bottom are the municipalities which the GREC includes in its definition of the Franja and the poposed names which it offers opposed to the official names:

!
Spanish (1)
!
Local variety or
linguistic vernacular
according to the
comarcalización law (1)
!
Cataln
according to the IEC (2)
|- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Aguaviva
Aguaviva

Aguaviva is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 670 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Aiguaviva de Bergantes | align="left" | Aiguaviva de Bergantes |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Albelda
Albelda

Albelda is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 877 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Albelda | align="left" | Albelda |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Alcampell
Alcampell

Alcampell is a municipality located in La Litera, Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 849 inhabitants....
| align="left" | El Campell | align="left" | El Campell |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Altorricón
Altorricón

Altorric?n is a municipality located in the comarca of La Litera/La Llitera in the province of Huesca , Aragon, Spain. With an extension of 32.03 km?, the municipal district of Altorric?n lays on the southern part of La Llitera, limiting with Segri? ....
| align="left" | El Torricó | align="left" | El Torricó |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Arén
Aren

Aren is a Communes of France in the Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques Departments of France in southwestern France....
| align="left" | Areny | align="left" | Areny de Noguera |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Arens de Lledó
Arens de Lledó

Arens de Lled? is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 226 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Arenys de Lledó | align="left" | Arenys de Lledó |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Azanuy-Alins
Azanuy-Alins

Azanuy-Alins is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 179 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Azanúy-Alins | align="left" | Sanui i Alins |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Baélls
Baélls

Ba?lls is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 134 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Baells | align="left" | Baells |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Baldellou
Baldellou

Baldellou is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 129 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Valdellou | align="left" | Valdellou |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Beceite
Beceite

Beceite is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 603 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Beseit | align="left" | Beseit |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Belmonte de San José
Belmonte de San José

Belmonte de San Jos? is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 147 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Bellmunt de Mesquí | align="left" | Bellmunt de Mesquí |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Benabarre
Benabarre

Benabarre is a town in the Aragon county of Ribagorza, in the province of Huesca, Spain.Traditionally, Benabarre was the capital of the historic County of Ribagorza, which was more expansive in territory than today, and included the Catalonia/Comarques of Alta Ribagor?a, now in the province of Lleida , Catalonia....
| align="left" | Benavarri | align="left" | Benavarri |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Bonansa
Bonansa

Bonansa is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 101 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Bonansa | align="left" | Bonansa |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Calaceite
Calaceite

Calaceite is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,145 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Calaceit | align="left" | Calaceit |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Camporrélls
Camporrélls

Camporr?lls is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 231 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Camporrells | align="left" | Camporrells |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Castigaleu
Castigaleu

Castigaleu is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 115 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Castigaleu | align="left" | Castigaleu |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Castillonroy
Castillonroy

Castillonroy is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2007 census , the municipality has a population of 382 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Castellonroi | align="left" | Castellonroi |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Cretas
Cretas

Cretas is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 588 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Queretes | align="left" | Cretes |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Estopiñán del Castillo
Estopiñán del Castillo

Estopi??n del Castillo is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 217 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Estopanyà | align="left" | Estopanyà |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Fabara
Fabara

Fabara is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,195 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Favara | align="left" | Favara de Matarranya |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Fayón
Fayón

Fay?n is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 395 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Faió | align="left" | Faió |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Fórnoles
Fórnoles

F?rnoles is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 103 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Fórnols | align="left" | Fórnols de Matarranya |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Fraga
Fraga

Fraga is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca in the province of Huesca , Aragon, Spain. It is located by the river Cinca.King Alfonso I of Aragon died at its walls in 1134 while trying to conquer it....
| align="left" | Fraga | align="left" | Fraga |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Fuentespalda
Fuentespalda

Fuentespalda is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 368 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Fontdespatla | align="left" | Fondespatla |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Isábena
Isábena

Is?bena is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 278 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Isábena | align="left" | La Pobla de Roda |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |La Cañada de Verich
La Cañada de Verich

La Ca?ada de Verich is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 103 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Canyada de Beric | align="left" | La Canyada de Beric |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |La Cerollera
La Cerollera

La Cerollera is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 122 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Cerollera | align="left" | La Sorollera |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |La Codoñera
La Codoñera

La Codo?era is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 340 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Codonyera | align="left" | La Codonyera |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |La Fresneda
La Fresneda

La Fresneda is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 451 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Freixneda | align="left" | La Freixneda |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |La Ginebrosa
La Ginebrosa

La Ginebrosa is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 240 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Ginebrosa | align="left" | La Ginebrosa |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |La Portellada
La Portellada

La Portellada is a municipality in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 277 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Portellada | align="left" | La Portellada |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Lascuarre
Lascuarre

Lascuarre is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 146 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Lascuarre | align="left" | Lasquarri |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Laspaúles
Laspaúles

Laspa?les is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 277 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Laspaúls | align="left" | Les Paüls |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Lledó
Lledo

Lledo was a brand of die cast toys, founded in 1982 by Matchbox co-founder Jack Odell and Burt Russell.Lledo was a reversal of Odell's own surname, which set out to specialise in replicating early Matchbox series styles....
| align="left" | Lledó | align="left" | Lledó d'Algars |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Maella
Maella

Maella is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 2,025 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Maella | align="left" | Maella |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Mazaleón
Mazaleón

Mazale?n is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 587 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Massalió | align="left" | Massalió |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Mequinenza
Mequinenza

Mequinenza is a town and municipality of the province of Zaragoza , in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is located by the confluence of the rivers river Segre and Ebro....
| align="left" | Mequinensa | align="left" | Mequinensa |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Monesma y Cajigar
Monesma y Cajigar

Monesma y Cajigar is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 104 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Monesma i Caixigar | align="left" | Monesma i Queixigar |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Monroyo
Monroyo

Monroyo is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 324 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Montroig | align="left" | Mont-roig de Tastavins |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Montanuy
Montanuy

Montanuy is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 308 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Montanui | align="left" | Montanui |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Nonaspe
Nonaspe

Nonaspe is a municipality located in the Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,042 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Nonasp | align="left" | Nonasp |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Peñarroya de Tastavins
Peñarroya de Tastavins

Pe?arroya de Tastavins is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 527 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Pena-roja de Tastavins | align="left" | Pena-roja |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Peralta de Calasanz
Peralta de Calasanz

Peralta de Calasanz is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 274 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Peralta de Calasanz | align="left" | Peralta de la Sal |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Puente de Montañana
Puente de Montañana

Puente de Monta?ana is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 102 inhabitants....
| align="left" | El Pont de Montanyana | align="left" | El Pont de Montanyana |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Ráfales
Ráfales

R?fales is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 181 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Ráfels | align="left" | Ràfels |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |San Esteban de Litera
San Esteban de Litera

San Esteban de Litera is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 562 inhabitants....
| align="left" | San Esteban de Litera | align="left" | Sant Esteve de Llitera |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Sopeira
Sopeira

Sopeira is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 100 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Sopeira | align="left" | Sopeira |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Tamarite de Litera
Tamarite de Litera

Tamarite de Litera is the second major town of the comarca of La Litera in the province of Huesca , Aragon, Spain.It was reconquered from the Moors by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1107....
| align="left" | Tamarit de Llitera | align="left" | Tamarit de Llitera |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Tolva
Tolva

Tolva is a town in the province of Huesca, Spain. It is located 696 metres above sea level in the north-eastern part of Huesca, in the comarca of Ribagorza....
| align="left" | Tolba | align="left" | Tolba |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Torre de Arcas
Torre de Arcas

Torre de Arcas is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 99 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Torredarques | align="left" | Torredarques |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Torre del Compte
Torre del Compte

Torre del Compte is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 169 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Torre del Compte | align="left" | La Torre del Compte |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Torre la Ribera
Torre la Ribera

Torre la Ribera is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 117 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Torre la Ribera | align="left" | Tor-la-ribera |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Torrente de Cinca
Torrente de Cinca

Torrente de Cinca is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,002 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Torrent de Cinca | align="left" | Torrent de Cinca |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Torrevelilla
Torrevelilla

Torrevelilla is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 199 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Torre de Vilella | align="left" | La Torre de Vilella |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Valdeltormo
Valdeltormo

Valdeltormo is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 354 inhabitants....
| align="left" | La Vall del Tormo | align="left" | La Vall de Tormo |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Valderrobres
Valderrobres

Valderrobres is a municipality and the major town of the comarca of Matarra?a in the province of Teruel, Aragon .It is located by the Matarra?a river, a tributary to the right of the Ebro....
| align="left" | Vall de Roures | align="left" | Vall-de-roures |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Valjunquera
Valjunquera

Valjunquera is a municipality located in the Teruel , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 420 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Valljunquera | align="left" | Valljunquera |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Velilla de Cinca
Velilla de Cinca

Velilla de Cinca is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 441 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Villella de Cinca | align="left" | Vilella de Cinca |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Vencillón
Vencillón

Vencill?n is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 446 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Vensilló | align="left" | Vensilló |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Veracruz | align="left" | Veracruz | align="left" | Beranui |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Viacamp y Litera
Viacamp y Litera

Viacamp y Litera is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 26 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Viacamp i Lliterà | align="left" | Viacamp |- | style="font-size: 90%;" |Zaidín
Zaidín

Zaid?n is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,721 inhabitants....
| align="left" | Saidí | align="left" | Saidí |-

Catalan
according to the GREC (3)
Benasque
Benasque

Benasque is a town in the county of Ribagorza, province of Huesca , . It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range....
Benás Benasc
Bisaurri
Bisaurri

Bisaurri is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 248 inhabitants....
Bisaurri Bissaürri
Castejón de Sos
Castejón de Sos

Castej?n de Sos is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 731 inhabitants....
Castilló de Sos Castilló de Sos
Chía Chía Gia
Sahún
Sahún

Sah?n is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 241 inhabitants....
Sahún Saünc
Sesué
Sesué

Sesu? is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 130 inhabitants....
Sesué Sessué
Valle de Lierp
Valle de Lierp

Valle de Lierp is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 49 inhabitants....
Valle de Lierp La Vall de Lierp
Villanova
Villanova

Villanova may refer to:In geography:*Villanova, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania that is a part of Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania and Radnor Township, Pennsylvania...
Billanoba Vilanova d'Éssera

(1) Sources of the official denominations in Spanish and local vernacular:

Boletín Oficial de Aragón (BOA): Ley 10/2002, de 03 de mayo, de creación de la comarca del Bajo Aragón / Ley 12/2003, de 24 de marzo, de creación de la comarca del Bajo Aragón-Caspe / Ley 20/2002, de 07 de octubre, de creación de la comarca del Bajo Cinca / Ley 25/2002, de 12 de noviembre, de creación de la comarca de La Litera / Ley 07/2002, de 15 de abril, de creación de la comarca del Matarraña / Ley 12/2002, de 28 de mayo, de creación de la comarca de la Ribagorza.

(2) Source of the denominations in Catalan according to the Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Institut d'Estudis Catalans

The Institut d'Estudis Catalans is an academic institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture." The IEC is known principally for its work in standardizing the Catalan language language....
(IEC):

Lista de denominaciones en catalán aprobada por la Sección Filológica del IEC en reunión del día 15 de diciembre de de 1995, en la reunión de la Sección Filológica de 15 de enero de 1999 se decidió incluir en la lista el topónimo "Vensilló" al ser un municipio de nueva creación. En la primera reunión los municipios de Azanuy-Alins, Isábena, Lascuarre y San Esteban de Litera se excluyeron de la lista oficial de municipios de lengua catalana de la Franja de Aragón, listándose a parte como municipios pertenecientes a un área de transición lingüística.

(3) Source of the denominations in Catalan according to the Grupo Enciclopedia Catalana:

Political sense
The Political significance of the Franja goes hand in hand with the catalanist political movement, which has always considered this part of Aragon as historical Catalonia, which through history has ended up detached from its cultural community, a community which is fundamental to the pancatalanist Catalan nation.

This new interpretation as part of the political connotation ascribed to the Catalan Countries
Catalan Countries

The Catalan language term Pa?sos Catalans refers to the territories of Catalan language. A political side to this concept sprung out simultaneously to its cultural dimension, and what had remained as a cultural term for connaisseurs then rose to prominence and became highly controversial during the Spanish Transition period, most acr...
emerged throughout the 20th Century - and especially after the 1960s - encouraged in the main part by the Valencian Joan Fuster
Joan Fuster

Joan Fuster i Ortells was a Valencian Community writer, who published mostly in Catalan language.Despite having written also a number of fiction pieces, he is best known for his essays, especially the political ones....
. Pancatalanism demands the creation of a nation-state for the Catalan Countries in which the cultural unity is based on the Catalan linguistic community.

There has never been a political movement from the Franja promoting union with Catalonia, and separation from Aragon, in order to form a new political entity. In the same way, catalanist political parties do not participate in municipal or regional elections.

Socioeconomic sense
The socioeconomic meaning of the Franja relates to the economic region surrounding the Catalan city of Lleida
Lleida

Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It had 131,731 inhabitants , including the attached municipalities of Ra?mat and Sucs. It is the central city of the Lleida ....
, which encompasses Catalan-speaking Huescan and Zaragozan municipalities and excludes those in the region of Teruel and includes Spanish-speaking municipalities such as Alcolea de Cinca
Alcolea de Cinca

Alcolea de Cinca is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 1,245 inhabitants....
, Binéfar
Binéfar

Bin?far is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 8,786 inhabitants....
, Monzón
Monzón

Monz?n is a small town in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It has a population of 17,050. It is located in the northeast and adjoins the rivers Cinca and Sosa....
, etc... The area of influence of Lleida is especially reflected in editions of the local Lleida press for example and also of Aragon as shown by the digital publication .

External links
Ecclesiastic meaning
, special issue of "Heraldo de Aragón"
, special issue of "El Periódico de Aragón"
, Observatory of the Spanish Historical Heritage

Cultural meaning
. Promotes Catalan language and culture in Matarraña.
. Studies and promotes Catalan language in Ribagorza.
Promotes Catalan culture in La Franja.
- News and resources about Catalan in La Franja
. Promotes Catalan culture in La Franja.
- Its "Casal Jaume I" promotes Catalan culture in Fraga. Delegations on Fraga
Fraga

Fraga is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca in the province of Huesca , Aragon, Spain. It is located by the river Cinca.King Alfonso I of Aragon died at its walls in 1134 while trying to conquer it....
and Castillonroy
Castillonroy

Castillonroy is a municipality located in the Huesca , Aragon, Spain. According to the 2007 census , the municipality has a population of 382 inhabitants....
. Analogously to blaverists
Blaverism

Blaverism is a political movement in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is characterised by its opposition to Catalan nationalism, seen as an imperialist movement that tries to impose the Catalan language and culture....
in Valencia
Valencian Community

The Valencian Community is an Autonomous Community located in central to south-eastern Spain. It is divided in three provinces, from South to North: Alicante , Valencia and Castell?n ....
, they affirm that no Catalan is spoken in La Franja, but "Eastern Aragonese".

Others
About the frontier changes between Aragon and Catalonia in la Franja.
, entry on the Great Catalan Encyclopedia

La Franja

Origin of the names that refer to La Franja

Diverse meanings

The ecclesiastical sense

The linguistic sense

Territorial basis

According to the draft of the Aragonese Language Law

According to the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa

According to the Gran Geografia Comarcal of the GREC

Comparative table and map according to sources

Toponymy

Political sense

Socioeconomic sense

External links