Alins is a

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in the ''comarca'' of the

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. It adjoins

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and

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. It covers the valleys of the

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and Tor rivers in the north of the ''comarca''. The Pica d'Estats (3142 m, the highest point in Catalonia) is part of the

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on the frontier between this municipality and Ariège, France. A local road links the municipality with the L-504 road.

Demography

The municipality of Alins is formed of seven villages. Those marked with an asterisk are "delocalised municipal entities" (''entitats municipals descentralitzades'') and have their own local councils with limited powers.

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s are given as of 2005: * Ainet de Besan (35)* *Alins (58) * Araós (29)* * Àreu (84)* * Besan (5) * Norís (12) * Tor (25), linked with

by a forest track

Note

# ''Entitats municipals descentralitzades'' are governed by the ''Llei Municipal i de Règim Local de Catalunya'' (8/1987 de 15 d'abril de 1987). They correspond to ''entidades locales menores'' in the rest of Spain (known as ''entitats locals menors'' in the

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and the Balearic Islands).

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

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