La Granadella
La Granadella (pronounced [lə ɣɾənəˈðeʎə]) is a Spanish town (municipi) in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is situated in the county of Garrigues, in the province of Lleida.
La Granadella | |
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 View of La Granadella, Catalonia. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  La Granadella Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′25″N 0°39′59″E | |
| Autonomous Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Les Garrigues |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Gibert Bernaus (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.7 km2 (34.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 728 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 25101 |
| Calling code | +34 (Spain) |
| Website | www |
Description
The municipality covers an area of 89 km² (34 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 715.[2] As of 2006, it is twinned with the town of Pézilla-la-Rivière in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France.
Its principal economic activity is agriculture, especially in growing olives, almonds and cereals. It secondary economic activity is processing these crops, especially in making olive oil.
It contains a primary school and a small secondary school.
Its baroque 18th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary of Grace.
References
- "Ajuntament de la Granadella". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: La Granadella". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
Media related to La Granadella at Wikimedia Commons- La Granadella (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
Places adjacent to La Granadella | |
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Municipalities of Garrigues | ||
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