La Granadella Explained

Official Name:La Granadella
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Pushpin Map1:Spain
Pushpin Mapsize1:250
Pushpin Map Caption1:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Les Garrigues
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Carlos Gibert Bernaus (2015)[1]
Area Total Km2:88.7
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:528
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Calling code
Area Code:+34 (Spain)
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:25101
Coordinates:41.3569°N 0.6664°W

La Granadella (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /la ɣɾanaˈðeʎɛ/) is a Spanish town (municipi) in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is situated in the county of Garrigues, in the province of Lleida.

Description

The municipality covers an area of 89 km² (34 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 715.[2] As of 2006, it is twinned with the town of Pézilla-la-Rivière in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France.

Its principal economic activity is agriculture, especially in growing olives, almonds and cereals. It secondary economic activity is processing these crops, especially in making olive oil.

It contains a primary school and a small secondary school.

Its baroque 18th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary of Grace.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de la Granadella. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: La Granadella. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.