Sant Jaume de Frontanyà

Municipality of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà
Sant Jaume de Frontanya - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Barcelona
Comarca :	Berguedà
Coordinates	42 ° 11 '  N , 2 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 11 '  N , 2 ° 2'  E
Height :	1075  msnm
Area :	21.37 km²
Residents :	30 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	1.4 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	08619
Municipality number  ( INE ):	08216
administration
Website :	www.santjaumedefrontanya.net

Sant Jaume church

Sant Jaume de Frontanyà (Spanish: San Jaime de Frontanya ) is a place and a municipality ( municipi ) with 30 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the Comarca Berguedà in the north of the province of Barcelona in the autonomous region of Catalonia . It is - measured by the number of inhabitants - the smallest municipality in Catalonia.

location

The place Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is located on the southern slope of the Serra de Catllaràs , a foothill of the Pyrenees , at an altitude of about 1075 meters above sea level. d. M. The small town of Berga is about 30 kilometers (driving distance) to the southwest; the city of Barcelona is about 138 kilometers south.

Population development

year	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2011
Residents	74	21st	20th	28	26th	19th

In the middle of the 19th century the number of inhabitants of the municipality was still around 450. Since then, due to the increasing mechanization of agriculture, there has been a continuous decline in the population.

economy

In the past, the inhabitants lived mainly as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included keeping cattle ( mainly cattle, pigs, sheep and goats). Today forestry and tourism in the form of renting out holiday homes ( cases rurals ) are the most important sources of income for the population.

history

From prehistoric , Iberian , Roman - ancient , Visigothic and Islamic times , no traces of settlement have been found. There can hardly be any talk of a reconquest ( reconquista ) of the sparsely populated region. The first mention of the place comes from the year 905; at that time the first church was consecrated. The construction of today's church began in 1066; it was probably completed in the 11th century and formed the religious, cultural and economic core of the settlement for centuries.

Attractions

• The former priory or monastery church of Sant Jaume from the second half of the 11th century is a jewel of Romanesque architecture in Catalonia.
• The small hermit chapel of Sant Esteve de Tubau is about five kilometers from the village ( 42 ° 12 ′ 14.9 ″  N , 2 ° 2 ′ 30.2 ″  E ) and dates from the 11th century. The wooden door of the portal is held together by spirally forged bands; Above the portal there is a cross-shaped window and a two-part bell gable . Two further small windows illuminate the rectangular and barrel-vaulted apse ; the small nave is spanned by longitudinal wooden beams.

Web links

Commons : Sant Jaume de Frontanyà  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, church - photos + info (catalan)
• Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, church - floor plan, photos + information (Catalan)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).