Vielha e Mijaran

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Vielha e Mijaran

Province	Lleida
Comarca	Val d'Aran
Population (2001)	4029
Area	211.7 km²
Population density (2001)	19.0 /km²
Elevation	980 m
Demonym	n/a
[[Val d'Aran]]

Vielha e Mijaran is a municipality in the comarca of the Val d'Aran in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac: the former municipalities retain some privilages as "decentralised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades, EMD),^[1] as does the village of Betren. Mijaran literally means "Middle Valley" in Aranese, as the habited part of the municipality is situated in the valley of the Garonne (Garona). The Noguera Ribagorçana has its source on the territory of the municipality, on the opposite side of the watershed. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Vielha, which is also the capital of the comarca.

The municipality is linked to France and to the rest of Spain (via the Vielha tunnel) by the N-230 road. The C-142 road continues up the valley to Naut Aran, and on over the Bonaigua pass (2072 m) to the comarca of Pallars Sobirà. This road, the higher stretches of which are impassable in winter, was the only route between the Val d'Aran and the rest of Spain before the opening of the Vielha tunnel in 1948.

1 Subdivisions
2 Demography
3 Note
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Subdivisions

The municipality is composed of thirteen distinct settlements. Populations are give as of 2001:

Arròs (95)
Aubèrt (104), in the EMD of Aubèrt e Betlan
Betlan (24), on the left bank of the Garonne
Betren (376), on the left bank of the Garonne
Casarilh (64), in the EMD of Escunhau e Casarilh, on the left bank of the Garonne
Casau (87), inhabited in Roman times
Escunhau (89)
Gausac (555)
Mont (25), on the right bank of the Garonne at the foot of the Es Cròdos range
Montcorbau (17), on the right bank of the Garonne
Vielha (2620)
Vila (30)
Vilac (147)

[edit] Demography

Population figures from before 1970 are the totals for the six municipalities which combined to form Viehla e Mijaran.

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2005
1995	1757	2139	2142	2969	4029

[edit] Note

↑ Entitats municipals descentralitzades are governed by the Llei Municipal i de Règim Local de Catalunya (8/1987 de 15 d'abril de 1987). They correspond to entidades locales menores in the rest of Spain (known as entitats locals menors in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands).

[edit] References

Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).