Cantallops | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Girona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 42.4244°N 2.9261°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Girona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Alt Empordà |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Joan Sabartés Olivet (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 19.6 |
Elevation M: | 200 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Cantallobenc, cantallobenca |
Cantallops is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated below the Albera Range, and is linked to La Jonquera by the GI-601 road.
The town originated around the ancient Cantallops castle, documented since the 13th century. Currently, only partial remains remain, a fragment of the wall and a single tower that, in the 19th century, was converted into a bell tower of the parochial church of Sant Esteve.[3]