Pallars Sobirà

Pallars Sobirà
	The location of the Comarca Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia
Basic data
Province:	Lleida
Main place:	Sort (Lleida)
Surface:	1,377.9 km²
Residents:	6932 (2019)
Municipalities:	15th

Old and new boundary stone between Soriguera and Baix Pallars

The Comarca Pallars Sobirà is located in the province of Lleida of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia ( Spain ). The community association has an area of 1,377.9 km² and 6932 inhabitants (2019). Together with the Comarca Pallars Jussà it forms the historical Comarca Pallars.

location

The association of municipalities is located in the northern part of Catalonia, north of the provincial capital Lleida . It borders in the north on the Republic of France ( Département Ariège ), in the northeast on the Principality of Andorra , in the east on the Alt Urgell , in the south on Pallars Jussà , in the west on Alta Ribagorça and Val d'Aran . Together with the comarcas Alta Ribagorça, Alt Urgell, Cerdanya , Pallars Jussà and Vall d'Aran, the community association forms the territory of Alt Pirineu i Aran .

Pallars Sobirà is located in the high mountain region of the Pyrenees . The terrain is very mountainous and difficult to access. The highest peaks are the peaks of Pic de Sotllo (3,084 m), Pic de Canalbona (2,945 m), Pic de Barborte (2,938 m) and the highest point in Catalonia, the Pica d'Estats (3,143 m). The upper reaches of the Noguera Pallaresa river crosses the comarca in a north-south axis. The rivers Noguera de Cardós and Noguera Vallferrera have their source in the northeastern area of the comarca and flow into the Noguera Pallaresa near the municipality of Llavorsí . The majority of the inhabitants of the community association settle in the valleys of these three rivers. In the comarca are the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park and the Alt Pirineu Nature Reserve .

tourism

The comarca has a rich pre-Romanesque and Romanesque heritage.

There are six designated ski areas in Pallars Sobirà.

Bonabé ( Nordic skiing )
Tavascan-Pleta del Prat (Nordic skiing)
Virós-Vallferrera (Nordic skiing)
Espot Esquí ( Alpine skiing )
Llessuí (Alpine skiing)
Port Ainé (Alpine skiing)

economy

The most important source of income is tourism. But forestry, agriculture and livestock farming still have an, albeit diminishing, importance.

Communities

Status: 2019

local community	Pop.	Area (km²)	local community	Pop.	Area (km²)	local community	Pop.	Area (km²)
Alins	276	185.03	Esterri de Cardos	70	16.50	Rialp	661	62.81
Old À new	405	194.53	Farrera	116	63.38	Soriguera	410	106.10
Baix Pallars	335	128.80	La Guingueta d'Àneu	297	108.47	Sort	2149	105.13
Espot	364	97.37	Lladorre	230	148.25	Tírvia	131	8.76
Esterri d'Àneu	772	8.55	Llavorsí	352	69.03	Vall de Cardos	364	56.43

Web links

Commons : Pallars Sobirà - collection of images, videos and audio files

Comarca website (Catalan)
Association of municipalities (Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French, Italian)
Turisme (Catalan, Spanish, English, French)
gencat-Turisme (Catalan, Spanish, English, German, French)
IDESCAT: statistical information on the comarca