Espinelves Explained

Espinelves
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.8711°N 2.4181°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Girona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Osona
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Joan Manel Claveria Regales (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:17.4
Elevation M:752
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Espinelvenc, espinelvenca

Espinelves is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Guilleries in the east of the comarca. Forestry is the main economic activity of the municipality, particularly the cultivation of the local species Abies masjoanensis for Christmas trees. The Romanesque church of Sant Vincenç d'Espinelves dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. The village is linked to Arbúcies and to Vic by the GI-543 road.

Demography

Pop 1900:421
Pop 1930:481
Pop 1950:445
Pop 1970:296
Pop 1986:240
Pop Latest:183
Latest Year:2007

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament d'Espinelves. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Espinelves. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.