Santa Maria de Merlès

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Santa Maria de Merlès

Total population

69

Elevation532 m

Land area52.1 km²

Coordinates42.00°, 1.98°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Santa Maria de Merlès is a municipality in Catalonia. It is officially within the comarca of Berguedà, but traditionally, it is a part of the natural comarca of Lluçanès. The municipality is located on the riera, or stream, of Merlès, from which the town takes its name. It is located about 14 kilometers east of Puig-reig, and 8 kilometers west of Prats de Lluçanès, the nearest market town.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ó

Óscar Laguna

Spanish bicycle racer

Enric Vallès

Spanish footballer

V

Víctor Israel

film actor (1929–2009)

M

Miquelot de Prats

Spanish military personnel

Oriol Rosell

Spanish football player

Pere Almató

Spanish Roman Catholic missionary martyr (1830–1861)

Josep Pons

Catalan conductor

Á

Ángel Badía Camps

Spanish comics artist (1929-2019)

A

Arnald Sescomes

Roman Catholic archbishop

J

Josep Maria Santacreu Marginet

Spanish politician

R

Ramón Erra Soler

Spanish politician

Sílvia Alcàntara

Spanish writer

R

Ramon Boladeres i Soler

Spanish photographer

Josep Maria Miró i Coromina

Spanish playwright, theatre director, writer and journalist

Marta Grau i Porta

Spanish actor

A

Andreu Peralba i Codina

Spanish composer

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

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• Borredà
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• Avinyó
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• Avià
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• Vilada
  9.7 mi away · pop. 352
• l'Espunyola
  11.3 mi away · pop. 43
• Montmajor
  12.5 mi away · pop. 214
• Sant Quirze de Besora
  14.1 mi away · pop. 2,134
• Moià
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