Almenar

Almenar
Municipality

Almenar

Coat of arms
Almenar

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°47′55″N 0°34′08″E / 41.79861°N 0.56889°E / 41.79861; 0.56889Coordinates: 41°47′55″N 0°34′08″E / 41.79861°N 0.56889°E / 41.79861; 0.56889
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Segrià
Government
  mayor Ma. Teresa Malla Aige (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 66.6 km2 (25.7 sq mi)
Elevation 329 m (1,079 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 3,547
  Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Almenarenc, almenarenca
Website almenar.ddl.net
Angel on top of the church spire. Almenar main church

Almenar is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain. The Battle of Almenar, one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, was fought in the hills close to this town on 27 July 1710.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2006
2260 2780 2883 3784 n/a 3576

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