Alfés Explained

Alfés
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.5167°N 37°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Segrià
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hilari Guiu Sentís (2015)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:31.9
Population Density Km2:auto

Alfés is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Local politics

In 2007-2011 a Belgian resident, Ann Gyles, from the Republican Left of Catalonia, became mayor of Alfés. She had already been adjunct mayor in 2003–2007.[3] [4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament d'Alfés. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Alfés. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. "España cuenta con dos alcaldes y 85 concejales extranjeros", Libertad Digital, 7 August 2009
  4. Pau Echauz, " Ann Gyles: "Los vecinos te reclaman siempre"", La Vanguardia, 11 October 2010
  5. Carlos García, "Una alcaldesa belga en el corazón de Cataluña", La Informacion, 14 May 2011