Cercs

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Cercs

Total population

225

Elevation650 m

Land area47.4 km²

Coordinates42.15°, 1.86°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cercs is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river above the Baells reservoir. It is the site of an important power station which burns the lignite extracted at Fígols and Saldes. The town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga and the Cadí tunnel.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Marc Coma

Spanish motorcycle racer

Ramon Vila Capdevila

Anarchist militant (1908–1963)

S

Silvester Arnau

M

Miquel Martínez

Spanish footballer

Antonio Comellas y Cluet

Spanish philosopher

J

Josep Ester i Borras

Spanish trade unionist (1913-1980)

Jaume Cascalls

sculptor of Catalan Gothic

Josep Armengou i Feliu

Catalan writer, musician and ecclesiastic (1910-1976)

Jordi Canal Artiga

Spanish librarian

Mario Pardo

Spanish actor

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María Victoria Rodoreda Sayol

Spanish writer and comics artist (1931-2010)

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Susana Alva

Spanish singer and guitarist

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Lluís Pujals i Carretero

Spanish artist

M

Maria Eulàlia Gendrau Gallifa

Spanish ski mountaineer

Ramon Farguell i Montorcí

Ramon Vinyes i Cluet

Spanish writer and playwright (1882-1952)

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Vilada
  3.7 mi away · pop. 352
• Avià
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,605
• Guardiola de Berguedà
  6.1 mi away · pop. 895
• Olvan
  6.6 mi away · pop. 345
• Borredà
  6.9 mi away · pop. 332
• l'Espunyola
  8 mi away · pop. 43
• Sagàs
  8.4 mi away · pop. 85
• Saldes
  8.6 mi away · pop. 127
• Casserres
  9.2 mi away · pop. 1,213
• Montmajor
  10.9 mi away · pop. 214
• Gósol
  12 mi away · pop. 184
• Gombrèn
  13.7 mi away · pop. 111

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