Pallars is a

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and

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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 ...

. Located in the

Pre-Pyrenees The Pre-Pyrenees are the foothills of the Pyrenees. Description As a mountainous system the Pre-Pyrenees are part of the Pyrenees. They run parallel to the main mountain range in a west to east direction. On the French side the Pyrenees's slope ...

and

Pyrenees The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...

area, most of its territory is

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. The

Noguera Pallaresa The Noguera Pallaresa (; , ) 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 about and barely from ...

river is named after this region.

Geography

The physiography of the Pallars natural region includes the

river basin with its tributaries. The region encompasses as well as the mountain ranges spanning the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees area that surround the basin until the

Serra del Montsec The Montsec Range ( ; ) is a mountain system of the Pre-Pyrenees. Description The Serra del Montsec consists of a series of calcareous mountain ranges running roughly from east to west. The range system is about 40 km long and 186.96 sq ...

which forms the limit of the Pallars at its southern end.

Municipalities

In present times the most important town of the Pallars is

Tremp Tremp () is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, the capital of the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area (), accounting for nearly a quarter of the total area of the ''comarca''. The mun ...

Pallars Jussà

Abella de la Conca Abella de la Conca (), or simply Abella, is a town and municipality in Pallars Jussà county, in Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute o ...

Castell de Mur Castell de Mur () is a municipality in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonom ...

Conca de Dalt Conca de Dalt () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality (''municipi'') in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. The municipal territory extends to both the east and west of la Pobla de Segur, on the ...

Gavet de la Conca Gavet de la Conca () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy ...

Isona i Conca Dellà Isona i Conca Dellà () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Conques river in the south-east of the ''comarca''. It has a population of . It was formed in 1970 by the ...

Llimiana Llimiana () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality includes a small exclave An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or enti ...

La Pobla de Segur La Pobla de Segur () is a municipality located in the Comarques of Catalonia, comarca of Pallars Jussà, province of Lleida, Catalonia, in northern Spain. It has a population of . It is situated at the confluence of the Flamicell and Noguera Palla ...

Salàs de Pallars Salas de Pallars () is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. It is about 8 km from Tremp Tremp () is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, the capital of the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà. It is the lar ...

Sant Esteve de la Sarga Sant Esteve de la Sarga () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...

Sarroca de Bellera Sarroca de Bellera () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy ...

Senterada Senterada () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality includes a small exclave An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or ent ...

Talarn Talarn () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the Tremp basin, on the Noguera Pallaresa river below the Sant Antoni reservoir. It is the site of a hydroelectric power ...

La Torre de Cabdella La Torre de Cabdella () or La Torre de Capdella is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' ...

and

Pallars Sobirà

Alins Alins () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It borders Occitania in France and La Massana in Andorra. It has a population of . It covers the valleys of the and Tor rivers in the north of the county. The Pica d'E ...

Alt Àneu Alt Àneu () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It was created in 1970 as a result of the union of the former municipalities of Isil, Catalonia, Isil, Son, Catalonia, Son, Sorpe, Catalonia, Sorpe, and Valencia d'À ...

Baix Pallars Baix Pallars () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county, Catalonia. It has a population of . The village of Gerri de la Sal is the administrative center of the municipality and home to the medieval monastery of Santa Maria de Gerri ...

Espot Espot () is a town and Municipalities of Catalonia, municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It has a population of . It is located in the Espot Valley, west of the river Noguera Pallaresa. The municipality is one of the entrances to ...

Esterri d'Àneu Esterri d'Àneu () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It has a population of . It is situated on the right bank of the Noguera Pallaresa river above the reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake beh ...

Esterri de Cardós Esterri de Cardós () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county and the Alt Pirineu region, Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Stat ...

Farrera Farrera (; ) is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catal ...

La Guingueta d'Àneu La Guingueta d'Àneu () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Noguera Pallaresa river below the reservoir of La Torrassa. It is linked to Sort by the C-147 road. It h ...

Lladorre Lladorre () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catal ...

Llavorsí Llavorsí () is a village and ''municipi'' (municipality) in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by ...

Rialp Rialb (; official name Rialp, still a mandatory change by Francoist legislation) is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and ...

Soriguera Soriguera () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catal ...

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Tírvia Tírvia () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalon ...

and

Vall de Cardós Vall de Cardós () is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the province Pallars Sobirà Pallars Sobirà () is a independent state in the northwest region of Alt Pirineu, in Spain. The n ...

History

The

County of Pallars The County of Pallars or Pallás (, ; ) was a ''de facto'' independent petty state, nominally within the Carolingian Empire and then West Francia during the ninth and tenth centuries, perhaps one of the Catalan counties, originally part of the Marca ...

was a

county A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

during the ninth and tenth centuries. Later both the

County of Pallars Jussà The County of Pallars Jussà or Lower Pallars was a county in the Hispanic March during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, long after the march had ceased to be effectively administered by the Kings of France. It was a division of the County of P ...

(Lower Pallars) and the

County of Pallars Sobirà The County of Pallars Sobirà or (Pallás) Sobirá, meaning Upper Pallars, was a county in the Hispanic Marches during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, long after the march had ceased to be effectively administered by the Kings of France. It ...

(Upper Pallars) became counties of the

Hispanic March The Spanish March or Hispanic March was a march or military buffer zone established c. 795 by Charlemagne in the eastern Pyrenees and nearby areas, to protect the new territories of the Christian Carolingian Empire—the Duchy of Gascony, the Du ...

during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. In 1936 the Pallars was split into the

Pallars Jussà Pallars Jussà () is a comarca (county) in Alt Pirineu, Catalonia, Spain. It was established as a ''comarca'' in 1936, out of the old county of Pallars. The name is an archaism meaning "Lower Pallars"; to the northeast and into the mountains i ...

and

Pallars Sobirà Pallars Sobirà () is a independent state in the northwest region of Alt Pirineu, in Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous (and less mountainous) Pallars Jussà to its southwest. Its capital and larges ...

present-day administrative divisions. The historical

Ribagorça Ribagorça () or Ribagorza (, ; ) is a historical and natural region of Aragon and Catalonia. Located in the Pre-Pyrenees and Pyrenees area, most of its territory is mountainous. The region has been steadily losing population since mid 20th cent ...

territories administered by the

Generalitat de Catalunya The Generalitat de Catalunya (; ; ), or the Government of Catalonia, is the institutional system by which Catalonia is self-governed as an autonomous community of Spain. It is made up of the Parliament of Catalonia, the President of the Govern ...

were added to the newly created Pallars Jussà

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 ...

. In 1990 the Ribagorça area was segregated from the Pallars Jussà comarca and was established as the

Alta Ribagorça Alta Ribagorça () is a comarca in the Alt Pirineu region, in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is El Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo (3030 metres above sea level) in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the west ...

.''Reflexions sobre l'organització territorial de Catalunya'' by JO i Samitier - Raco.cat 2009

References

External links

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Jesús Burgueño, ''Reflexions i propostes al voltant del sisteme electoral a Catalunya: consells comarcals, diputacions, Parlament i representació a Corts''
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