Santa Maria de Besora

Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora
Location in Catalonia
Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 2°15′32″E / 42.12944°N 2.25889°E / 42.12944; 2.25889
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaOsona
Government
 • MayorCamil Adam Vilarrasa (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total
24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation
866 m (2,841 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
143
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Besorenc, besorenca
Websitewww.santamariabesora.cat

Santa Maria de Besora (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məˈɾiə ðə βəˈzɔɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona[1] in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
467 449 364 259 200 183

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Santa Maria de Besora". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Santa Maria de Besora". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • 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).