Cerdanya | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Girona and Lleida |
| Capital | Puigcerdà |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 546.6 km2 (211.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 18,063 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | cerdà (m.) cerdana (f.) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Puigcerdà |
| Website | www.cerdanya.cat |
Cerdanya (Spanish: Baja Cerdaña; French: Basse Cerdagne) is a comarca in northern Catalonia, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia, Cerdanya is divided between Catalan provinces of Girona and Lleida. Cerdanya's neighbouring comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, and Ripollès.
Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" of Alt Pirineu, according to "Vegueries of Catalonia law".
The area is sometimes called Baixa Cerdanya (literally "Lower Cerdanya") to distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which was ceded to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.
Can be distinguished the "subcomarques" of la Batllia or petita Cerdanya, and el Baridà.
Llívia in Cerdanya is a Catalan exclave, completely surrounded by French territory.
Municipalities
| Municipality | Province | Population(2014)[1] | Areakm2[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alp | Girona | 1,661 | 44.3 |
| Bellver de Cerdanya | Lleida | 2,075 | 98.2 |
| Bolvir | Girona | 373 | 10.3 |
| Das | Girona | 220 | 14.6 |
| Fontanals de Cerdanya | Girona | 443 | 28.6 |
| Ger | Girona | 432 | 33.4 |
| Guils de Cerdanya | Girona | 536 | 22.0 |
| Isòvol | Girona | 301 | 10.8 |
| Lles de Cerdanya | Lleida | 260 | 102.8 |
| Llívia | Girona | 1,536 | 12.9 |
| Meranges | Girona | 94 | 37.3 |
| Montellà i Martinet | Lleida | 623 | 55.0 |
| Prats i Sansor | Lleida | 248 | 6.6 |
| Prullans | Lleida | 209 | 21.2 |
| Puigcerdà | Girona | 8,761 | 18.9 |
| Riu de Cerdanya | Lleida | 106 | 12.3 |
| Urús | Girona | 185 | 17.4 |
| • Total: 17 | 18,063 | 546.6 |
References
- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
Literature
- Peter Sahlins, Boundaries. The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1989). ISBN 0-520-07415-7
External links
- Official comarcal web site
- Information about Baixa Cerdanya on the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)