Vallfogona de Balaguer

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Vallfogona de Balaguer
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Vallfogona de Balaguer
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°45′14″N0°48′58″E / 41.754°N 0.816°E / 41.754; 0.816
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca La Noguera
Government
  MayorMaria Sarret Pijuan (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total27.0 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total1,884
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code
25680
Website www.vallfogona.net

Vallfogona de Balaguer is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

Economy is based on agriculture, with, in particular, the cultivation of cereals. Sights include the parish church of St. Michael Archangel (18th century) and a castle, with a Romanesque chapel (renovated in the 18th century) and a square tower of Islamic origin.

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References

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