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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 |
2007 |
| 3522 |
2695 |
2257 |
1615 |
1502 |
1153 |
[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).
[edit] External links
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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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