Subdivisions of Catalonia

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Catalonia's divisions in January 2025 (vegueries, counties and autonomous region of Aran, and municipalities) ICGC vegueries gener 2025 cropped.jpg
Catalonia's divisions in January 2025 (vegueries, counties and autonomous region of Aran, and municipalities)

Catalonia, referring to the autonomous community in Spain, is territorially divided into numerous types and levels of subdivisions with varying administrative, organisational and cultural functions.

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Vegueries, areas and counties

Vegueries and areas

Catalonia's eight vegueries in 2021, plus the autonomous Aran Valley, which is not part of any vegueria Catalonia location map 2023 vegueries no counties.svg
Catalonia's eight vegueries in 2021, plus the autonomous Aran Valley, which is not part of any vegueria
Functional territorial areas of Catalonia in 2016 Ambits de Catalunya Abril 2016.png
Functional territorial areas of Catalonia in 2016

Vegueries

The official first-level regional distribution in Catalonia, configured through the Statute of Autonomy of 2006, is the vegueria (Catalan pronunciation: [bəɣəˈɾi.ə] ), owing its name to the feudal jurisdiction of the former Principality of Catalonia. [1] [2]

Regulated by the Vegueries Law, approved on 27 July 2010 in Parliament, they aim to form vegueria councils and become a full administrative division, [3] although the law has been ruled unconstitutional by the Spanish Constitutional Court, as it replaces functions performed by Spanish provinces (see below ). [4] [5] Thus, in practice, despite being official, vegueries are not allowed to carry the administrative powers of the provinces and currently remain only usable for similar territorial deployments to those carried out by the areas, e.g. government services, weather reports, commercial distribution, media coverage, curfew during the COVID-19 pandemic, television frequencies, etc. [4]

There are eight vegueries since 2017. The Aran Valley is not part of any vegueria, as it has been an autonomous region since 2015. [6] [7] There are a number of proposals to create a ninth vegueria around the Alt Ter region. [8]

Areas

Predating the vegueries and for statistical purposes, Catalonia is also divided in "functional territorial areas" (Catalan: àmbits funcionals territorials; Aranese Occitan: encastres foncionaus territoriaus). [9] These were stablished in 1995 by the Catalan General Territorial Plan  [ ca ]. They are largely the same as the vegueries, with mostly identical names, with the main exception being that the Aran Valley is included within Alt Pirineu in the Alt Pirineu i Aran area. [6]

Counties

Counties of Catalonia (plus Aran) in 2023 Catalonia location map 2023 counties.svg
Counties of Catalonia (plus Aran) in 2023

Catalonia's counties [9] (Catalan: comarques,Catalan pronunciation: [kuˈmarkə] ) form the second-level division and are a subdivision of the vegueries.

There are 42 administrative counties since 2023. [9] Aran was a county until 2015, when it formally became an autonomous region, but it is still often included in county lists and maps as one. [7] Each comarca has a representative county council (Catalan: consell comarcal), except for Barcelonès, which abolished it in 2019, and Lluçanès, which, having only been established in 2023, will not have one until the 2027 local elections. [10]

Sub-counties

Counties often include cultural subdivisions known as sub-counties (Catalan: subcomarques), with no administrative value. Some of these were proposed as new administrative counties in the 2001 Roca report  [ ca ]:

In 2015, Moianès achieved full administrative county status, [11] followed by Lluçanès in 2023. [12]

Spanish provinces

The four Spanish provinces that make up Catalonia Provincias Catalunya.svg
The four Spanish provinces that make up Catalonia

The autonomous community of Catalonia is formed from the union of the four Spanish provinces (Catalan and Aranese Occitan: províncies) of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. These were codified during the 1833 territorial division of Spain. Although the vegueries were created to replace the provinces, [5] all government, constituency and administration tasks remain constitutionally attributed to the provincial councils (Catalan: diputacions; Aranese Occitan: deputacions). [13]

Unlike vegueries, provinces only follow municipal boundaries and not county ones. This creates some rupture points, notably the county of Baixa Cerdanya, which is broken in half, with the western section administratively belonging to the province of Lleida and the eastern one to the province of Girona. Situations like this have led some isolated municipalities to request a change of provincial boundaries from the Spanish government in order to solve problems in accessing services. One such case is Gósol (Berguedà), the sole municipality in the county that belongs to the province of Lleida, while the rest fall within the province of Barcelona. [14]

Catalans often refer to the provinces in everyday language or in the media as 'demarcations' (Catalan and Aranese Occitan: demarcacions), [15] [16] [17] attributed by some to their lack of identification or cultural significance. [18]

Municipalities

Map of Catalonia's municipalities Cataluna municipalities.png
Map of Catalonia's municipalities

The municipalities (Catalan and Aranese Occitan: municipis) constitute the third-level division. In 2024, there were 947 municipalities. [19] Municipalities are run by a council (Catalan and Aranese Occitan: ajuntament) elected through Spain-wide local elections, which then elects a mayor (Catalan: batlle (batle in Terres de l'Ebre); Aranese Occitan: baile).

Unlike other Catalan-speaking territories in Spain, all municipalities in the autonomous community of Catalonia have their names officially in the Catalan language (or in Aranese Occitan, in Aran), but some still use non-standard Castilianised names, such as Cabassers, officially spelled 'Cabacés'. [20]

Partida of Caparrella [ca] within Lleida Caparrella.jpg
Partida of Caparrella  [ ca ] within Lleida

Municipalities are sometimes further subdivided into:

Subdivisions of Aran

The six tercons of Aran within municipality delimitations Tercons d'Aran.svg
The six terçons of Aran within municipality delimitations

The Aran Valley, being a self-governing region within Catalonia (officially a 'unique territorial entity'; Aranese Occitan: entitat territoriau singulara; Catalan: entitat territorial singular) instead of a regular county, as well as a part of the Occitan cultural realm, represents a unique position in the Catalan regional configuration. [7]

Its autonomous government, the General Council of Aran (Aranese Occitan: Conselh Generau d'Aran) was formed in 1991. Originally, it was a mere additional county until the new Aranese law of 2015, which promoted this status, as well as notably recognising its symbols and anthem, giving priority to the Occitan language in administrative matters, and granting the valley the right to self-determination. [7] [21] [22] Furthermore, by extension, it ensured that Aran would not fall within the Alt Pirineu region. [6]

Terçons

Terçons are an administrative and electoral subdivision exclusive to Aran. The valley is divided in six terçons. [23]

Municipalities of Aran

Like the rest of Catalonia, the valley is also divided into municipalities. Aran is composed of nine municipalities, two of which (Vielha e Mijaran and Naut Aran) cover several terçons. [24]

List of subdivisions

Subdivisions of the autonomous community of Catalonia
First-level divisionSecond-level division Functional area Spanish province
DesignationLocationNameCapitalPopulation (2023) [9] Main admin. language County County seat Flag Coat of arms Population (2023) [9] Code [25]
vegueria Vegueria of Alt Pirineu in Catalonia.png Alt Pirineu La Seu d'Urgell
(de facto) [a]
65,998Catalan Alt Urgell La Seu d'Urgell - Coat of Arms of Alt Urgell.svg 21,128AU / 04Alt Pirineu i Aran Lleida
Alta Ribagorça El Pont de Suert --4,040AG / 05Alt Pirineu i Aran Lleida
Baixa Cerdanya Puigcerdà - Coat of Arms of Cerdanya Comarca.svg 20,115CD / 15Alt Pirineu i Aran Lleida (west)

Girona (east)

Pallars Jussà Tremp - Coat of Arms of Pallars Jussa.svg 13,383PJ / 25Alt Pirineu i Aran Lleida
Pallars Sobirà Sort Bandera del Pallars Sobira.svg Coat of Arms of Pallars Sobira.svg 7,332PS / 26Alt Pirineu i Aran Lleida
Vegueria of Barcelona in Catalonia.png Barcelona Barcelona 5,066,684Catalan Baix Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat --848,827BT / 11Metropolità Barcelona
Barcelonès Barcelona --2,354,301BR / 13Metropolità Barcelona
Maresme Mataró - Coat of Arms of Maresme.svg 472,572MM / 21Metropolità Barcelona
Vallès Occidental Sabadell, Terrassa [b] --960,033VC / 40Metropolità Barcelona
Vallès Oriental Granollers --426,653VR / 41Metropolità Barcelona
Vegueria of Tarragona in Catalonia.png Camp de Tarragona Tarragona 555,957Catalan Alt Camp Valls - Coat of Arms of Alt Camp.svg 46,388AC / 01Camp de Tarragona Tarragona
Baix Camp Reus Consellbaixcamp-alsina.png Coat of Arms of Baix Camp.svg 204,458BC / 08Camp de Tarragona Tarragona
Conca de Barberà Montblanc Bandera de la Conca de Barbera.svg Coat of Arms of Conca de Barbera.svg 20,569CB / 16Camp de Tarragona Tarragona
Priorat Falset - Coat of Arms of Priorat.svg 9,420PR / 29Camp de Tarragona Tarragona
Tarragonès Tarragona --275,122TR / 36Camp de Tarragona Tarragona
Vegueria of Central Catalonia in Catalonia.png Central Catalonia Manresa
(de facto) [a]
427,296Catalan Bages Manresa --185,352BG / 07Comarques Centrals Barcelona
Berguedà Berga Bandera del Bergueda.svg Coat of Arms of Bergueda.svg 41,058BD / 14Comarques Centrals Barcelona

Lleida (Gósol)

Lluçanès Prats de Lluçanès --5,718N/A [c] / 43Comarques Centrals Barcelona
Moianès Moià --14,758MO / 42Comarques Centrals Barcelona
Osona Vic Bandera d'Osona.svg Coat of Arms of Osona.svg 164,006OS / 24Comarques Centrals Barcelona

Girona (Espinelves, Vidrà, Viladrau)

Solsonès Solsona --15,323SL / 35Comarques Centrals Lleida
Vegueria of Girona in Catalonia.png Girona Girona 804,851Catalan Alt Empordà Figueres Bandera de l'Alt Emporda.svg Coat of Arms of Alt Emporda.svg 148,732AE / 02Comarques Gironines Girona
Baix Empordà La Bisbal d'Empordà --143,443BM / 10Comarques Gironines Girona
Garrotxa Olot --62,449GX / 19Comarques Gironines Girona
Gironès Girona --205,573GN / 20Comarques Gironines Girona
Pla de l'Estany Banyoles --33,564PE / 28Comarques Gironines Girona
Ripollès Ripoll --25,826RI / 31Comarques Gironines Girona
Selva Santa Coloma de Farners --185,264SV / 34Comarques Gironines Girona

Barcelona (Fogars de la Selva)

Vegueria of Penedes in Catalonia.png Penedès Vilanova i la Geltrú
(de facto) [a]
517,499Catalan Alt Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès --114,189AP / 03Penedès Barcelona
Anoia [d] Igualada Bandera de Anoia (Barcelona).svg Escut d'Anoia.svg 128,432AI / 06Penedès [d] Barcelona
Baix Penedès El Vendrell --118,350BP / 12Penedès Barcelona
Garraf Vilanova i la Geltrú --161,907GA / 17Penedès Barcelona
Vegueria of Ponent in Catalonia.png Ponent Lleida 375,964Catalan Garrigues Les Borges Blanques Bandera de les Garrigues.svg Escut de les Garrigues.svg 19,075GG / 18Ponent Lleida
Noguera Balaguer Bandera de la Noguera.svg Coat of Arms of Noguera Comarca.svg 39,727NG / 23Ponent Lleida
Pla d'Urgell Mollerussa Bandera del Pla d'Urgell.svg Coat of Arms of Pla d'Urgell.svg 38,111PU / 27Ponent Lleida
Segarra Cervera - Coat of Arms of Segarra.svg 22,667SR / 32Ponent Lleida
Segrià Lleida Bandera del Segria.svg Coat of Arms of Segria.svg 217,853SI / 33Ponent Lleida
Urgell Tàrrega Bandera d'Urgell.svg Coat of Arms of Urgell Comarca.svg 38,531UR / 38Ponent Lleida
Vegueria of Terres de l'Ebre in Catalonia.png Terres de l'Ebre Tortosa 187,437Catalan Baix Ebre Tortosa Bandera del Baix Ebre.svg Coat of Arms of Baix Ebre.svg 82,399BB / 09Terres de l'Ebre Tarragona
Montsià Amposta - Coat of Arms of Montsia.svg 71,460MT / 22Terres de l'Ebre Tarragona
Ribera d'Ebre Móra d'Ebre - Coat of Arms of Ribera d'Ebre.svg 22,132RE / 30Terres de l'Ebre Tarragona
Terra Alta Gandesa - Emblema del Consell Comarcal de la Terra Alta.svg 11,446TT / 37Terres de l'Ebre Tarragona
unique territorial entity Vegueria of Aran in Catalonia.png Aran Valley Vielha e Mijaran 10,545Occitan- Flag-Val d' Aran.svg Coat of Arms of the Val d'Aran.svg 10,545VN / 38Alt Pirineu i Aran Lleida

Other subdivisions

Districts and neighbourhoods

The ten districts of Barcelona Barcelona districtes.svg
The ten districts of Barcelona

Many Catalan cities are divided into neighbourhoods (Catalan and Aranese Occitan: barris). In the case of Barcelona, the city has a higher level of administrative division than the neighbourhoods, which are the districts (Catalan: districtes). Each district has autonomy and capacity for decision-making and economic management. They are governed by a district municipal council that coordinates the district's services and resources. [26]

Census areas

The census areas (Catalan: seccions censals; Aranese Occitan: seccions censaus) are a subdivision of municipalities and districts, used for census purposes, organisation of electoral processes or collection of statistical data. [27] These areas may comprise a maximum of 2,000 electors and a minimum of 500. [28]

Health areas

Catalonia's health areas in 2020 Regions sanitaries de Catalunya 2020.svg
Catalonia's health areas in 2020

The health areas (Catalan and Aranese Occitan: regions sanitàries) are an arrangement of the CatSalut  [ ca ] service to optimise medical care for all municipalities. They are largely similar to the functional territorial areas, with the Barcelona region being further divided into North, South and City. [29] [30]

Police areas and basic police areas

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Catalonia's police areas and basic police areas in 2020

Catalonia's police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, manage operations and services through nine police regions (Catalan: regions policials; Aranese Occitan: regions policères). [31]

These regions are also similar to functional territorial areas, with the Barcelona region being divided into North, South and City, while northern Penedès is incorporated into the Central region and southern Penedès into the South Barcelona region. Each of these areas is further subdivided into 'basic police areas' (Catalan: àrees bàsiques policials; Aranese Occitan: airaus basics policèrs; ABP). [31]

Judicial districts

Judicial districts of the four provincial divisions of Catalonia Partidos Judiciales de Cataluna.svg
Judicial districts of the four provincial divisions of Catalonia

Similar to the rest of the Spanish state, Catalonia is divided into 49 judicial districts (Catalan: partits judicials; Aranese Occitan: partits judiciaus) for the purpose of justice administration. These adhere to the province boundaries. [32]

Former divisions

Historical vegueries

Following the fall of al-Andalus in Catalonia, the supremacy of the county of Barcelona was consolidated, whose count became sovereign. The veguers exercised the delegation of royal power within their vegueries. The earliest known division of 1304 lists eighteen of them, while the last one of 1720 contains fifteen with eight veguers. [33]

Corregimientos

Following the Nueva Planta decrees, the Principality of Catalonia became a province divided into twelve Castilian corregimientos (Barcelona, Cervera, Girona, Lleida, Manresa, Mataró, Puigcerdà, Talarn, Tarragona, Tortosa, Vic and Vilafranca del Penedès) and one district (Aran). The new division was based on the former vegueries, removing those of Agramunt, Balaguer, Tàrrega, Camprodon and Montblanc. [34]

Departments

The Catalan departments in the Napoleonic Empire Catalogne (Napoleonic Empire).png
The Catalan departments in the Napoleonic Empire

Following the brief annexation of both the Spanish territory of Catalonia and Andorra by Napoleonic France, it was divided in four departments, along with Northern Catalonia, which remained in Pyrénées-Orientales: [35]

Aran was incorporated into the Haute-Garonne department.

1936 division

Regions and counties of Catalonia between 1936 and 1939 Regions de Catalunya 1936.svg
Regions and counties of Catalonia between 1936 and 1939

The Study Report for the Territorial Division of Catalonia (Catalan: Ponència d'Estudi de la Divisió Territorial de Catalunya) was created by a decree in October 1931. In November 1931, a questionnaire was addressed to all municipal councils consolidating the first instance of the division of Catalonia into counties and vegueries. The division was approved in 1936, with some minor changes and labelling the regions with numerals. The division was operational until the removal of all Catalan autonomy by the Francoist regime after the end of the Spanish Civil War. [36]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Following the vegueries law, the regions of Alt Pirineu, Central Catalonia and Penedès have the most populated cities as their de facto capitals until a law determines them.
  2. Shared capital status. The county council is located in Terrassa.
  3. No letter code is available as Lluçanès became an administrative department in 2023, by which time the codes had changed to numbers.
  4. 1 2 The northern portion of Anoia county is part of Central Catalonia.

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