Fígols i Alinyà () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
''comarca'' of the
Alt Urgell in
Catalonia
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, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the
Segre river between
Coll de Nargó and
Organyà
Organyà () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Segre (river), Segre river below the Trespons gorge, and is served by the C-1 ...
, just above the
Oliana reservoir
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. The municipality was formed in 1972 by the merger of the municipalities of Fígols d'Organyà and Alinyà: the ''ajuntament'' (town hall) is in Fígols. A local road links the municipality with Organyà. It has a population of .
Subdivisions
The municipality of Fígols i Alinyà is formed of five villages.
Population
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s are given as of 2001:
*
Alinyà (70), on the road from Organyà to
Bergà
*L'Alzina d'Alinyà (29)
*
Canelles (6)
*
Fígols (152)
*
Perles (16)
Demography
Population figures from before 1972 are the sum of the populations of Fígols d'Organyà and Alinyà.
See also
*
Urgellet
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 pagesInformation - Diputació de Lleida
Municipalities in Alt Urgell
Populated places in Alt Urgell
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