Espinelves

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Espinelves
Location
General information
Province Girona
Comarca Osona
Demonym Espinelvenc, espinelvenca
Land Area 17.4 km²
Altitude 752 m AMSL
Population 183 (2007)
Density 10.51 hab./km²
Mayor Angel Tortadès Guirao

Espinelves is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Guilleries in the east of the comarca. Forestry is the main economic acitivity of the municipality, particularly the cultivation of the local species Abies masjoanensis for Christmas trees. The roman church of Sant Vincenç d'Espinelves dates from the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The village is linked to Arbúcies and to Vic by the GI-543 road.

[edit] Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
421 481 445 296 240 183

[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).

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