Santa Maria de Besora

Santa Maria de Besora
Municipality

Coat of arms
Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 2°15′32″E / 42.12944°N 2.25889°E / 42.12944; 2.25889Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 2°15′32″E / 42.12944°N 2.25889°E / 42.12944; 2.25889
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Osona
Government
  Mayor Camil Adam Vilarrasa (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation 866 m (2,841 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 162
  Density 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Besorenc, besorenca
Website www.santamariabesora.cat

Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona 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 roman church: there is also a preroman 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


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