Espinelves

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Espinelves (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°52′16″N2°25′5″E / 41.87111°N 2.41806°E / 41.87111; 2.41806 Coordinates: 41°52′16″N2°25′5″E / 41.87111°N 2.41806°E / 41.87111; 2.41806
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Osona
Government
   Mayor Joan Manel Claveria Regales (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation
752 m (2,467 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total206
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Espinelvenc, espinelvenca
Website www.espinelves.cat

Espinelves is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Guilleries in the east of the comarca. Forestry is the main economic activity of the municipality, particularly the cultivation of the local species Abies masjoanensis for Christmas trees. The Romanesque church of Sant Vincenç d'Espinelves dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. The village is linked to Arbúcies and to Vic by the GI-543 road.

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References

  1. "Ajuntament d'Espinelves". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Espinelves". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.