Torrebesses () 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 Catalonia (Spain). It is located in the western region of Ponent, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's sixth largest municipality ...
in
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 ...
, Spain.
The name of the town comes from , meaning "Twin Towers".
[Manuel Bofarull, ''Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya.'' Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ]
It has a population of ; it has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.
Demography
See also
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Battle of Almenar
The Battle of Almenar took place near Balaguer in Catalonia, on 27 July 1710, during the War of the Spanish Succession.
In June 1710, the Bourbon-Spanish army of Phillip V crossed into Catalonia in an attempt to capture Balaguer; an Allied ...
References
External links
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Pàgina web de l'AjuntamentTorrebesses tourism website
Government data pages
Municipalities in Segrià
Populated places in Segrià
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