Vilaller
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Vilaller | |
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![]() Old bridge of Vilaller | |
![]() Location in Alta Ribagorça county | |
Coordinates:42°29′N0°43′E/ 42.483°N 0.717°E | |
Sovereign state | ![]() |
Community | ![]() |
Region | Alt Pirineu |
County | Alta Ribagorça |
Province | Lleida |
Government | |
•Mayor | Maria José Erta Ruíz (2015)[1](PSC) |
Area | |
• Total | 59.2 km2(22.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 981 m (3,219 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 536 |
• Density | 9.1/km2(23/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | vilallerenc, vilallerenca |
Website | www |
Vilaller(Western Catalan:[bi.laˈʎe],locally (Ribagorçan)[bi.ɾaˈʎe]) is atownandmunicipalityinAlta Ribagorçacounty inCatalonia.
Besides from the town of Vilaller, the municipality comprises the hamlet of Senet de Barravés and the old stable of Cierco, the latter is abandoned: only Senet and Vilaller have permanent population. In the past Casós, Sarroqueta de Barravés and Viuet belonged to Vilaller.
The parish church of Vilaller is dedicated toSaint Clement.Nearby the town there is also the sanctuary of the Mother of God of Riupedrós or Reperós, the hermitages ofSaint Mammes,Saint Anthony and Saint Peter (of which just few rests remain), the first chapel of the Seminar, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, and the second chapel of the Seminar dedicated to Saint Joseph. The parish of Vilaller belongs to the diocese of Lleida, because it belonged to the diocese ofRodaduring the Middle Ages. It is part of the 26th pastoral unit of the archpriest of Ribagorça and is managed by the rector ofEl Pont de Suert.
The exact location of the benedictine monastery of Sant Andreu de Barravés, of great importance in the history of the valley, remains unknown.
In 2022, it had a population of 532,[4]and it has an area of 59.23 km2.Thepostcodeis 25552.
Etymology
[edit]According toJoan Coromines,Vilaller comes fromvilla Alihari,a hybrid form with first a romance component (town) and second a German one (a proper name).
Geography
[edit]The municipality limits withVielha e Mijaranto the north,Naut Aranto the north-east,Vall de Boíto the east,El Pont de Suertto the south andMontanuyto the west.
References
[edit]- ^"Ajuntament de Vilaller".Generalitat of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-13.
- ^"El municipi en xifres: Vilaller".Statistical Institute of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-23.
- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^"Idescat. El municipi en xifres".www.idescat.cat.Retrieved2023-12-11.
External links
[edit]- Website(in Catalan)
- Government data pages(in Catalan)