Isona i Conca Dellà
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| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Pallars Jussà |
| Population (2005) | 1149 |
| Area | 135.27 km² |
| Population density (2005) |
8.49 /km² |
| Elevation | 659 m |
| Demonym | n/a |
 [[Pallars Jussà]] |
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Isona i Conca Dellà is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Jussà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Conques river in the south-east of the comarca. It was formed in 1970 by the fusion of the following municipalities: Isona, Basturs, Benavent de la Conca, Biscarri, Conques, Covet, Gramenet, Llordà, Masos de Sant Martí, Montodó, Orcau i Figuerola d'Orcau, Sant Romà d'Abella and Siall. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Isona. The municipality is served by the C-1412 road between Artesa de Segre and Tremp, and is linked to Coll de Nargó by the L-511.
The church of Santa Maria in Covet and Llordà castle are protected historico-artistic monuments.
[edit] Subdivisions
The municipality of Isona and Conca Dellà is formed of fourteen villages. Populations are given as of 2005:
- Basturs (40), three kilometres south-east of Orcau
- Benavent de la Conca (26), at the foot of a 200 m hill of conglomerate
- Biscarri (53), at the foot of the Moles range at the edge of the Tremp basin
- Conques (98)
- Covet (5)
- Figuerola d'Orcau (181)
- Gramenet (1)
- Isona (619)
- Llordà (10)
- Els Masos de Sant Martí
- Montadó (3)
- Orcau (18)
- Sant Romà d'Abella (89)
- Siall (6)
[edit] Demography
Populations from before 1970 are the totals of the populations of the former municipalities.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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| 3522 | 2695 | 2257 | 1615 | 1502 | 1149 |
[edit] Reference
- 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).
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| edit | Municipalities of Pallars Jussà |  |
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Abella de la Conca | Castell de Mur | Conca de Dalt | Gavet de la Conca | Isona i Conca Dellà | Llimiana | La Pobla de Segur | Salàs de Pallars | Sant Esteve de la Sarga | Sarroca de Bellera | Senterada | Talarn | La Torre de Cabdella | Tremp |
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