La Granadella

La Granadella
Municipality
View of La Granadella, Catalonia.
View of La Granadella, Catalonia.
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Coat of arms of La Granadella
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La Granadella is located in Catalonia
La Granadella
La Granadella
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°21′25″N 0°39′59″E / 41.35694°N 0.66639°E / 41.35694; 0.66639
Autonomous Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaLes Garrigues
Government
 • MayorCarlos Gibert Bernaus (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
88.7 km2 (34.2 sq mi)
Elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
728
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
25101
Calling code+34 (Spain)
Websitewww.lagranadella.cat

La Granadella (Catalan pronunciation: [la ɣɾanaˈðeʎɛ]) is a Spanish town (municipi) in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is situated in the county of Garrigues, in the province of Lleida.

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

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de la Granadella". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres: La Granadella". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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