Fígols

Fígols
Municipality

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Location in Catalonia
Fígols
Fígols (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°11′2″N 1°50′24″E / 42.18389°N 1.84000°E / 42.18389; 1.84000Coordinates: 42°11′2″N 1°50′24″E / 42.18389°N 1.84000°E / 42.18389; 1.84000
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Berguedà
Government
 • Mayor Antonio Garcia Diaz (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area[2]
 • Total 29.3 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Elevation 1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 43
 • Density 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Figolenc, figolenca
Website figols.cat

Fígols is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north of Cercs, in the mountains above the Llobregat valley. Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially.

Nearby is the Cercs Mine Museum.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
219 324 314 66 38 49

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Fígols". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Fígols". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).



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