Santa Maria de Besora | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 42.1294°N 2.2589°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Barcelona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Osona |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Camil Adam Vilarrasa (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 24.7 |
Elevation M: | 866 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Besorenc, besorenca |
Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.
Pop 1900: | 467 |
Pop 1930: | 449 |
Pop 1950: | 364 |
Pop 1970: | 259 |
Pop 1986: | 200 |
Pop Latest: | 183 |
Latest Year: | 2007 |