Espinelves

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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41°52′16″N 2°25′5″E / 41.87111°N 2.41806°E / 41.87111; 2.41806Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceGironaComarcaOsonaGovernment
 • MayorJoan Manel Claveria Regales (2015)[1]Area • Total17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)Elevation
752 m (2,467 ft)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total206 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)Demonym(s)Espinelvenc, espinelvencaWebsitewww.espinelves.cat

Espinelves is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Guilleries in the east of the comarca. Forestry is the main economic activity of the municipality, particularly the cultivation of the local species Abies masjoanensis for Christmas trees. The Romanesque church of Sant Vincenç d'Espinelves dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. The village is linked to Arbúcies and to Vic by the GI-543 road.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
421 481 445 296 240 183

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament d'Espinelves". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Espinelves". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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