Torrebesses
New church of Torrebesses
New church of Torrebesses
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Coat of arms of Torrebesses
Torrebesses is located in Catalonia
Torrebesses
Torrebesses
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E / 41.42806; 0.59500
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaSegrià
Government
 • MayorMario Urrea Marsal (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total289
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Torrebessí, torrebessina
Websitetorrebesses.cat

Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.

The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[4] This town has lost population since year 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2009
855 758 631 415 n/a 300

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Torrebesses". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4