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Almatret 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 ''comarca'' of the
Segrià Segrià () is a comarca (county) in the west of Catalonia, Spain, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's sixth largest municipality, and remains the most populated com ...
in
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
, Spain. The town is standing on a hill overlooking the
Ebre , name_etymology = , image = Zaragoza shel.JPG , image_size = , image_caption = The Ebro River in Zaragoza , map = SpainEbroBasin.png , map_size = , map_caption = The Ebro ...
River. Almatret has lost population since year 1920 when it had 1545 inhabitants.Informació de l'Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
The economy is based on the produce of the
olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...
and almond trees growing on the dry slopes of this hilly area.


See also

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Puntal dels Escambrons Puntal dels Escambrons is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. Geography With an elevation of 500 metres above sea level the Puntal dels Escambrons is the highest hill of the Segrià comarca. It is located in the Almatret, Segrià, and Riba-roja d'Eb ...


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Government data pages
Municipalities in Segrià Populated places in Segrià {{Lleida-geo-stub