Torrebesses

Torrebesses
Municipality

New church of Torrebesses

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Torrebesses

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E / 41.42806; 0.59500Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E / 41.42806; 0.59500
Province Lleida
Comarca Segrià
Government
  Mayor Mario Urrea Marsal (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation 287 m (942 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 291
  Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Torrebessí, torrebessina
Website torrebesses.cat

'Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.

The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[3] This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2009
855 758 631 415 n/a 300

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Torrebesses". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4


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