Espot
Espot | |
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 Aerial view of Espot | |
 Location in Pallars Sobirà county | |
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| Coordinates: 42°34′43″N 1°5′17″E / 42.57861°N 1.08806°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Pallars Sobirà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josep Maria Sebastià Canal (Viu Espot) (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97.3 km2 (37.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,318 m (4,324 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 352 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
| Website | espot |
Espot (Catalan pronunciation: [asˈpɔt]) is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. In 2022, it had a population of 377.[4]
It is located in the Espot Valley, west of the river Noguera Pallaresa. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839.
Economy
[edit]The economy of the municipality is largely based on tourism, thanks to the ski resort Espot Esquí and an increase in rural tourism. The area also depends on the milk industry and cattle ranching, specifically bovines. There are various hydroelectric power stations in the area including Sant Maurici, Lladres and Espot.
Population history
[edit]| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1981 | 1986 | 2008 |
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| 310 | 313 | 607 | 269 | 227 | 224 | 360 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament d'Espot". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Espot". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Idescat. The municipality in figures". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- Espot" (in Catalan) from the Enciclopèdia Catalana
- Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994
External links
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- Espot City Council (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Information and images of Espot (in Spanish)
Places adjacent to Espot | |
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Municipalities of Pallars Sobirà | ||
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