La Granja d'Escarp | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.4208°N 0.3536°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Lleida |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Segrià |
Leader Title: | mayor |
Leader Name: | Manel Solé Agustí (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 38.5 |
Elevation M: | 78 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | granjolí, granjolina |
Postal Code: | 251023 |
La Granja d'Escarp (pronounced as /ca/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.
The town is located at the confluence of the Segre and Cinca rivers.
The monastery of La Granja d'Escarp was founded by Cistercian monks in 1213. La Granja d'Escarp has lost some population since 1920 when it reached a peak of 1,366 inhabitants.[3] The economy is based on the produce of fruit trees growing in irrigated fields. The area enjoyed some prosperity in the past owing to nearby coal mines.