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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Community | Catalonia | ||
| Province | Barcelona | ||
| Comarca | Berguedà | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ferran Civil i Arnabat | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 47.35 km2 (18.3 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 650 m (2,133 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 1,331 | ||
| • Density | 28.1/km2 (72.8/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Cercorí, cercorina | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Cercs is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river above the Baells reservoir. It is the site of an important power station which burns the lignite extracted at Fígols and Saldes. The town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga and the Cadí tunnel.
The preroman church of Sant Quirze de Pedret is the source of two painted conjunts, which are now displayed at the diocean museum in Solsona and in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. The remains of the monastery of Sant Salvador de la Vedella are visible on a hill emerging in the middle of the Baells reservoir.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 965 | 1365 | 863 | 597 | 1827 | 1331 |