Pla de l'Estany

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Pla de l'Estany
Localització del Pla de l'Estany.svg
The location of the Comarca Pla de l'Estany in Catalonia
Basic data
Province: Girona
Main place: Banyoles
Surface: 262.8 km²
Residents: 32,293 (2019)
Municipalities: 11

The Comarca Pla de l'Estany is located in the province of Girona in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia ( Spain ). The community association has an area of ​​262.8 km² and 32,293 inhabitants (2019). The name Pla de l'Estany means place of the lake, this is the lake of Banyoles. Originally, the community association was part of the Comarca Gironès and only became independent in 1988 following a referendum.

location

The association of municipalities is located in the eastern part of Catalonia, north of the provincial capital Girona . It borders on the comarca Alt Empordà in the north, Gironès in the south and Garrotxa in the west . Together with the comarcas Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà , Garrotxa, Gironès, Selva and Ripollès , the region forms the territory of Comarques Gironines .

The Estany de Banyoles forms the center of Pla de l'Estany. The eastern part lies in a fertile plain, which borders the Fluvià river in the north and in the drainage area of ​​the Terri river in the south . The western part of the comarca lies in the ridges of the Serra de Rocacorba .

Communities

Map of Pla de l'Estany
The Banyoles Lake

Status: 2019

local community Residents Area
(km²)		 local community Residents Area
(km²)
Banyoles 19,826 10.91 Palol de Revardit 455 18.35
Camos 693 15.35 Porqueres 4621 33.71
Cornellà del Terri 2364 27.84 Sant Miquel de Campmajor 231 33.43
Crespià 246 11.28 Serinyà 1136 17.41
Esponellà 438 16.13 Vilademuls 815 61.72
Fontcoberta 1468 17.21

See also

Web links

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