Cerdanya (comarca)

Cerdanya
Cerdanya
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida; Girona
Region	Alt Pirineu
Capital	Puigcerdà
Municipalities	List Alp, Bellver de Cerdanya, Bolvir, Das, Fontanals de Cerdanya, Ger, Guils de Cerdanya, Isòvol, Lles de Cerdanya, Llívia, Meranges, Montellà i Martinet, Prats i Sansor, Prullans, Puigcerdà, Riu de Cerdanya, Urús;
Government
• Body	Cerdanya Comarcal Council
• President	Isidre Chia (Junts)
Area
• Total	546.6 km2 (211.0 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	18,063
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	cerdà (m.); cerdana (f.)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Puigcerdà
Website	www.cerdanya.cat

Cerdanya (Catalan pronunciation: [səɾˈðaɲə]; Spanish: Baja Cerdaña, pronounced [ˈbaxa θeɾˈðaɲa]; French: Basse-Cerdagne, pronounced [bɑs sɛʁdaɲ, bas-]) is a comarca in northern Catalonia, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia, Cerdanya is divided between Catalan provinces of Girona and Lleida. Cerdanya's neighbouring comarques are Alt Urgell, Berguedà, and Ripollès.

Cerdanya is in the "vegueria" of Alt Pirineu, according to "Vegueries of Catalonia law".

The area is sometimes called Baixa Cerdanya ([ˈbaʃ səɾˈðaɲə]; literally "Lower Cerdanya") to distinguish it from Alta Cerdanya ("Upper Cerdanya") which was ceded to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.

Can be distinguished the "subcomarques" of la Batllia or petita Cerdanya, and el Baridà.

Llívia in Cerdanya is a Catalan exclave, completely surrounded by French territory.

Municipalities

Municipality	Province	Population (2014)^[1]	Area km²^[1]
Alp	Girona	1,661	44.3
Bellver de Cerdanya	Lleida	2,075	98.2
Bolvir	Girona	373	10.3
Das	Girona	220	14.6
Fontanals de Cerdanya	Girona	443	28.6
Ger	Girona	432	33.4
Guils de Cerdanya	Girona	536	22.0
Isòvol	Girona	301	10.8
Lles de Cerdanya	Lleida	260	102.8
Llívia	Girona	1,536	12.9
Meranges	Girona	94	37.3
Montellà i Martinet	Lleida	623	55.0
Prats i Sansor	Lleida	248	6.6
Prullans	Lleida	209	21.2
Puigcerdà	Girona	8,761	18.9
Riu de Cerdanya	Lleida	106	12.3
Urús	Girona	185	17.4
• Total: 17		18,063	546.6

References

1 2 "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

Literature

Peter Sahlins, Boundaries. The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1989). ISBN 0-520-07415-7

External links

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[idescat-1] 1 2 "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

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