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