Sant Feliu Sasserra is a municipality in the extreme north-east of the comarca of Bages, in Catalonia. It is also within the natural comarca of

Lluçanès Lluçanès () is a natural region transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. Although not an officially recognized comarca of Catalonia, it has a strong historical, natural and social personality. Corresponding mun ...

. The municipality's name has its origins in several features of the town. It is named ''Sant Feliu'' after a primitive church erected atop a rock named the ''roca d'en Feliu'', or "Felix's Rock". The main road through the municipality, which connected

Prats de Lluçanès Prats de Lluçanès ((Officially and in Catalan language, Catalan, ; es, Prats de Llusanés) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of Osona (comarca), Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in th ...

with Artés in Bages, followed the area's hilly natural contours along a ridge, hence ''Sasserra''. The municipality surrounds an

exclave An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...

of Oristà. Although the municipality lies within the natural region of

, it voted in 2015 not to join a proposed new comarca of that name, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support.

Sites of interest

Façana de l'església de Sant Feliu Sasserra

* The ''Casa del Consell'', in the

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style, former seat of the ''sotsvegueria'' of

. * The Church of Sant Feliu, in the Gothic style, with a Romanesque vestibule.

Demography

References

External links

Town website

Government data pages
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