Torrebesses

Torrebesses
Municipality

Coat of arms
Torrebesses

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°ECoordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E
Province Lleida
Comarca Segrià
Area
  Total 27.5 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation 287 m (942 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 300
  Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Demonym Torrebessí, torrebessina
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

'Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.

The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[1] This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2009
855 758 631 415 n/a 300

See also

References

  1. Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4

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