Alins Explained

Alins
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia vegueries#Spain
Coordinates:42.5506°N 1.3197°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Alt Pirineu
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Pallars Sobirà
Subdivision Type4:Province
Subdivision Name4:Lleida
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Manel Pérez Cantalosella (Endavant VallFerrera) (2023)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:183.2
Elevation M:1048
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:25017

Alins is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It borders Occitania in France and La Massana in Andorra. In 2022, it had a population of 285.[2]

It covers the valleys of the and Tor rivers in the north of the county. The Pica d'Estats (3142 m, the highest point in Catalonia) is part of the Montcalm Massif on the frontier between this municipality and Ariège, France. A local road links the municipality with the L-504 road.

Demography

The municipality of Alins is formed of seven villages. Those marked with an asterisk are "delocalised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades) and have their own local councils with limited powers. Populations are given as of 2005:

Note

  1. Entitats municipals descentralitzades are governed by the Llei Municipal i de Règim Local de Catalunya (8/1987 de 15 d'abril de 1987). They correspond to entidades locales menores in the rest of Spain (known as entitats locals menors in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Alins. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  2. Web site: Idescat. The municipality in figures . 2023-12-11 . www.idescat.cat.