L'Aleixar

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L'Aleixar
Coordinates: 41°12′11″N1°2′51″E / 41.20306°N 1.04750°E / 41.20306; 1.04750
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Camp
Government
  mayorAntoni Abelló Grau (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total864
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Aleixarenc, aleixarenca
Website www.aleixar.altanet.org

L'Aleixar is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

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The Serra de la Mussara, a subrange of the Prades Mountains rises north of the town. The church is dedicated to Saint Martin.

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References

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