Talarn () 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 Pallars Jussà in

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, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the

Tremp basin 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 (),The municipality of Tortosa is historically larger than Tremp, but was subdiv ...

, on the

Noguera Pallaresa The Noguera Pallaresa (; oc, Noguèra Palharesa, ) 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 ...

river below the Sant Antoni

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. It is the site of a

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and of a training school of the Spanish

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(''Academia Básica de Suboficiales''). The town is served by the C-147 road between Tremp and

La Pobla de Segur La Pobla de Segur is a municipality located in the comarca of Pallars Jussà, province of Lleida, Catalonia, in northern Spain. According to the 2013 census ( INE), the town has a population of 3,073 inhabitants. It is situated at the confluence ...

. Talarn was originated on a hill around the former castle. It was an important fortified place and the chief town of the area of

Pallars Pallars is a historical and natural region of Catalonia. Located in the Pre-Pyrenees and Pyrenees area, most of its territory is mountainous. The Noguera Pallaresa river is named after this region. Geography The physiography of the Pallars ...

in 1453. The arms (see image) show a wall, the enclosure around the town (at present day there are some remains of it), and the royal arms of

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(four pales Gules on Or), alluding to the royal jurisdiction (in 1370 the right to have a fair and market was given by the king, and the town had a representation in the

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). These arms were officially granted on 25 July 1991.

Demography

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 pages
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