Borrassà

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Borrassà

Total population

668

Elevation73 m

Land area9.4 km²

Coordinates42.22°, 2.93°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Borrassà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Lluís Maria de Puig

Spanish politician and historian (1945–2012)

J

José Lasplazas

Spanish rower (1897-1975)

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Miquel Santaló i Parvorell

Spanish politician

J

Joan Reglà i Campistol

Spanish historian and professor (1917-1973)

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Montserrat Vayreda

Catalan writer and poet (1924-2006)

Maria Dolors Rovirola Coromí

Spanish politician

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Francesc Canet i Coma

Spanish politician

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Maria dels Àngels Vayreda i Trullol

Spanish writer (1910-1977)

M

Marià Lorca i Bard

Spanish politician

Marià Llavanera i Miralles

Spanish painter (1890-1927)

B

Berenguer de Vilademuls

French archbishop

Esther Boix

Catalan painter (1927-2014)

J

Joan Planas i Congost

Spanish writer

R

Rosa María Bravo

cyclist

J

Josep Maria Frigola i Serra

Spanish physicist

Ferran Viader i Gustà

Spanish historian, genealogist and heraldist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens

Seen 2026-07-02

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-07-01

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Seen 2026-07-01

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-07-01

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Seen 2026-07-01

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Seen 2026-07-01

European Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Seen 2026-07-01

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-07-01

Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

Seen 2026-07-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).