Àger is a
municipality
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in the
''comarca'' of the
Noguera in
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
, Spain. It is situated in the north-west of the ''comarca'', and the territory of the municipality stretches between the
Noguera Ribagorçana
The Noguera Ribagorzana () or Noguera Ribagorçana () is a river in northern Spain.Dorothy Noyes ''Fire in the Placa: Catalan Festival Politics After Franco'' 2003 p. ix "Catalonia proper — a triangle with the Pyrenees as one side, the Medite ...
and
Noguera Pallaresa
The Noguera Pallaresa (; oc, Noguèra Palharesa, ) is a river in Catalonia, Spain.
It is named after the Pallars region.
Course
Its source is at ''Era Font d'era Noguereta'' in the municipality of Naut Aran (Aran Valley) at an elevation of a ...
rivers. The Terradets
reservoir
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on the Noguera Pallaresa is situated within the municipality. The village is linked to
Balaguer and
Tremp by the L-904 road.
Villages
*Àger town, 317 inhabitants.
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Agulló, 45 inhabitants.
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Corçà, 32 inhabitants.
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Fontdepou, 16 inhabitants.
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Els Masos de Millà, 17 inhabitants.
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Millà, 5 inhabitants.
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La Règola, 21 inhabitants.
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Sant Josep de Fontdepou, 19 inhabitants.
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Vilamajor
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, 13 inhabitants.
See also
*
Viscounty of Àger The Viscounty of Àger ( Catalan ''Vescomtat d'Àger'') was a feudal jurisdiction that branched off the County of Urgell in 1094.
History
Towards 1030 Arnau Mir, Lord of Tost, conquered Àger from the saracens. The latter however, fought back ...
* ''
Apostles from Àger''
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Montsec
References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
External links
Official website
Government data pages
Municipalities in Noguera (comarca)
Populated places in Noguera (comarca)
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