Torrebesses | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.4281°N 0.595°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Lleida |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Segrià |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mario Urrea Marsal (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 27.4 |
Elevation M: | 287 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Torrebessí, torrebessina |
Postal Code: | 25226 |
Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.
The name of the town comes from Catalan; Valencian: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[3] This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.
Pop 1900: | 855 |
Pop 1930: | 758 |
Pop 1950: | 631 |
Pop 1970: | 415 |
Pop 2000: | 323 |
Pop Latest: | 300 |
Latest Year: | 2009 |