Molló

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Molló
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St. Cecilia's church, Molló (12th century)
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Molló
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Molló
Molló (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°21′N2°24′E / 42.350°N 2.400°E / 42.350; 2.400
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Flag of Girona province (unofficial).svg   Girona
Comarca Ripollès
Government
   Mayor Josep Coma Guitart (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total43.1 km2 (16.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total328
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Website www.mollo.cat

Molló (Catalan pronunciation: [muˈʎo] , Catalan for "milestone") is a town and municipality in the comarca of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, located in the Pyrenees, by the French border. Molló borders to the north with Prats de Molló (in Vallespir, France, connected by the Coll d'Ares pass of the Pyrenees), to the east and south with Camprodon, and to the west with Llanars and Setcases. [4]

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Molló". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Molló". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. "Mollo". index. Retrieved 2015-09-14.