Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora | |
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  Santa Maria de Besora Location in Catalonia  Santa Maria de Besora Santa Maria de Besora (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 2°15′32″E / 42.12944°N 2.25889°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Osona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Camil Adam Vilarrasa (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 866 m (2,841 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 164 |
| • Density | 6.64/km2 (17.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Besorenc, besorenca |
| Website | www |
Santa Maria de Besora (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məˈɾiə ðə βəˈzɔɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 467 | 449 | 364 | 259 | 200 | 183 |
References
- ↑ "Ajuntament de Santa Maria de Besora". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Santa Maria de Besora". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
External links
- Official website Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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