Alt Àneu

Alt Àneu is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area at 1,913.79 square kilometres (738.92 sq mi), but it has only about 400 people. It is situated on the Noguera Pallaresa river, and is served by the C-13 road, which links it with Sort and (during the summer months) to the Aran Valley over the Port de la Bonaigua (2072 m). The ajuntament (town hall) is in València d'Àneu.

Alt Àneu
Municipality
Sant Llorenç church in Isavarre
Flag Coat of arms
Alt Àneu Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°38′07″N 1°06′40″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida
Comarca	Pallars Sobirà
Government
• Mayor	Laura Arraut Díaz (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	217.8 km^2 (84.1 sq mi)
Elevation	1,076 m (3,530 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	406
• Density	1.9/km^2 (4.8/sq mi)
Website	altaneu.ddl.net

Subdivisions

The municipality of Alt Àneu is formed of nine villages. Populations are given as of 2005:

• Alòs d'Isil (34)
• Àrreu (6)
• La Bonaigua (16)
• Borén (25), on the left bank of the Noguera Pallaresa
• Isavarre (25)
• Isil (85), in the upper valley
• Son (46)
• Sorpe (42)
• València d'Àneu (175), on the right bank of the Noguera Pallaresa

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1146	1078	800	480	333	450

References

1. "Ajuntament d'Alt Àneu". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Alt Àneu". 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).

External links

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)
• Cycling Routes in Alt Àneu