Aiguaviva

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Coat of arms of Aiguaviva
Coat of arms
Location of Aiguaviva in the comarca (county) of Gironès.
Location of Aiguaviva in the comarca (county) of Gironès.
41°56′N 2°46′E / 41.933°N 2.767°E / 41.933; 2.767Country SpainAutonomous community CataloniaProvinceGironaComarcaGironèsGovernment
 • MayorJoaquim Mateu Bosch (2015)[1]Area • Total13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total767 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)Postal code
17181
Websiteaiguaviva.cat

Aiguaviva is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 13.92 square kilometres (5.37 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 783.[2]

Population

Demographic evolution
1900 1930 1950 1970 1981 1986 2006 2008 2011
560 679 635 472 330 358 594 678 754

Places of interest

  • Església de Sant Joan (St. John's Church), Gothic style with neoclassical elements.
  • St. Mary of Vilademany Chapel, Romanesque style.
  • House of the Templars.

Economy

The economy is focused primarily on dryland agriculture and livestock. Formerly there were several tile factories but currently these have disappeared.

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament d'Aiguaviva". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres: Aiguaviva". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

  • City Council website
  • Government data pages (in Catalan)
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