Torrebesses | |
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Municipality | |
New church of Torrebesses | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
TorrebessesLocation in Catalonia | |
Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E / 41.42806; 0.59500 | |
Province | Lleida |
Comarca | Segrià |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Urrea Marsal (2015) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.4 km (10.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 289 |
• Density | 11/km (27/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Torrebessí, torrebessina |
Website | torrebesses |
Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.
The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers". This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.
Demography
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2009 |
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855 | 758 | 631 | 415 | n/a | 300 |
See also
References
- "Ajuntament de Torrebesses". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4
External links
- Media related to Torrebesses at Wikimedia Commons
- Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
- Torrebesses tourism website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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