Alins

Alins () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobiràcounty in Catalonia. It borders Occitania in France and La Massana in Andorra. It has a population of .

It covers the valleys of the and Tor rivers in the north of the county. The Pica d'Estats (3142 m, the highest point in Catalonia) is part of the Montcalm Massif on the frontier between this municipality and Ariège, France. A local road links the municipality with the L-504 road.

Demography

The municipality of Alins is formed of seven villages. Those marked with an asterisk are "delocalised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades) and have their own local councils with limited powers. Populations are given as of 2005:

• Ainet de Besan (35)*
• Alins (58)
• Araós (29)*
• Àreu (84)*
• Besan (5)
• Norís (12)
• Tor (25), linked with Andorra by a forest track

Note

1. Entitats municipals descentralitzades are governed by the Llei Municipal i de Règim Local de Catalunya (8/1987 de 15 d'abril de 1987). They correspond to entidades locales menores in the rest of Spain (known as entitats locals menors in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands).

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

External links

• Government data pages