Organyà
Organyà is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Segre river below the Trespons gorge, and is served by the C-14 road between Ponts and La Seu d'Urgell. There is a monument to the Homilies d'Organyà, a 12th or 13th century collection of sermons which is the oldest literary text in the Catalan language to survive in its entirety, discovered in the town in 1904.
Organyà | |
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 Organyà | |
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  Organyà Location in Catalonia  Organyà Organyà (Catalonia)  Organyà Organyà (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°12′47″N 1°19′44″E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Alt Urgell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cel·lestí Vilà Betriu (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 792 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ganxo, Ganxa Organyès, organyesa Organyenc, organyenca |
| Website | organya |
Organya, July 2007.
Organyà is the birthplace of Rosa Florentina Eroles (1815-1864), the mother of Francis Ysidro Edgeworth.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 1002 | 1036 | 1087 | 1142 | 1079 | 959 |
References
- "Ajuntament d'Organyà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Organyà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Information - Consell comarcal (in Catalan)
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