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La Granadella

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Autonomous Community
  
Catalonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Calling code
  
+34 (Spain)

Elevation
  
528 m

Local time
  
Friday 5:14 AM

Province
  
Province of Lleida

Comarca
  
Les Garrigues

Postcode
  
25101

Website
  
www.lagranadella.cat

Area
  
88.7 km²

Population
  
750 (2013)

La Granadella

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 69% Humidity

La Granadella ([ɫə ɡɾənəˈdeʎə]) is a Spanish town in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is situated in the county of Garrigues, in the province of Lleida.

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Map of 25177 La Granadella, Lleida, Spain

Description

The municipality covers an area of 89 km² (34 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 715. As of 2006, it is twinned with the town of Pézilla-la-Rivière in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France.

Its principal economic activity is agriculture, especially in growing olives, almonds and cereals. It secondary economic activity is processing these crops, especially in making olive oil.

It contains a primary school and a small secondary school.

Its baroque 18th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary of Grace.

References

La Granadella Wikipedia