Ripollès (Catalan pronunciation: [ripuˈʎɛs]; Spanish: Ripollés) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. In 2001, its population was 25,744, about 40% of whom lived in the capital, Ripoll.

Ripollès
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionComarques Gironines
ProvinceGirona
CapitalRipoll
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyRipollès Comarcal Council
 • PresidentAmadeu Rosell (ERC)
Area
 • Total
956.6 km2 (369.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
25,700
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityRipoll
Websiteripolles.cat

Ripollès borders the comarques of Baixa Cerdanya, Berguedà, Lluçanès, Osona, Garrotxa, and – across the border in France – Vallespir, Conflent, and Alta Cerdanya.

Municipalities

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Municipality Population
(2014)[1]
Area
km2[1]
Campdevànol 3,395 32.6
Campelles 132 18.6
Camprodon 2,359 103.4
Gombrèn 195 43.3
Llanars 509 24.7
Les Llosses 211 114.0
Molló 339 43.1
Ogassa 245 45.2
Pardines 155 31.0
Planoles 300 18.8
Queralbs 182 93.5
Ribes de Freser 1,859 41.9
Ripoll 10,751 73.7
Sant Joan de les Abadesses 3,413 53.7
Sant Pau de Segúries 674 8.7
Setcases 195 49.1
Toses 150 57.9
Vallfogona de Ripollès 215 39.2
Vilallonga de Ter 421 64.2
• Total: 19 25,700 956.6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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