; ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the extreme north-east of the
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
of Bages, in
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
. It is also within the natural comarca of
Lluçanès
Lluçanès () is a comarca of Catalonia, in the central region, transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. It was established as an official comarca in May 2023. The capital is the town of Prats de Lluçanès.
Cor ...
.
The municipality's name has its origins in several features of the town. It is named ''Sant Feliu'' after a primitive church erected atop a rock named the ''roca d'en Feliu'', or "Felix's Rock". The main road through the municipality, which connected
Prats de Lluçanès with
Artés
Artés () is a Spanish town in the province of Barcelona, Bages Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county), in Catalonia.
Location
The town of Artés is located at the center of Catalonia, at the eastern edge of the plain zone of Bages -commonly ...
in Bages, followed the area's hilly natural contours along a ridge, hence ''Sasserra''.
The municipality surrounds an
exclave
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is s ...
of
Oristà
Oristà () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Lluçanès in Catalonia, Spain. It includes an exclave within Sant Feliu Sasserra.
In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès, but the plan was put on hold d ...
.
Although the municipality lies within the natural region of
Lluçanès
Lluçanès () is a comarca of Catalonia, in the central region, transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. It was established as an official comarca in May 2023. The capital is the town of Prats de Lluçanès.
Cor ...
, it voted in 2015 not to join a proposed new comarca of that name, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support. In 2023 it briefly became incorporated into the new
Lluçanès
Lluçanès () is a comarca of Catalonia, in the central region, transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. It was established as an official comarca in May 2023. The capital is the town of Prats de Lluçanès.
Cor ...
''
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
'', before the municipality voted to reunite with
Bages
Bages () is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa.
Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Car ...
.
Sites of interest
* The ''Casa del Consell'', in the
Gothic style, former seat of the ''sotsvegueria'' of
Lluçanès
Lluçanès () is a comarca of Catalonia, in the central region, transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. It was established as an official comarca in May 2023. The capital is the town of Prats de Lluçanès.
Cor ...
.
* The Church of Sant Feliu, in the Gothic style, with a
Romanesque vestibule.
Demography
References
External links
Town website
Government data pages
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sant Feliu Sasserra
Municipalities in Bages
Populated places in Bages