Santa Maria de Besora explained

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.

Demography

Pop 1900:467
Pop 1930:449
Pop 1950:364
Pop 1970:259
Pop 1986:200
Pop Latest:183
Latest Year:2007

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Santa Maria de Besora. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Santa Maria de Besora. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.