Bassella

infobox catalan city
title=Bassella
location_

province=Lleida
comarca=Alt Urgell
population=255
population_year=2007
area=70.25
population_density=3.62
elevation=423
demonym=Bassellenc, bassellenca
mayor=Xavier Esteve i Bach

Bassella is a municipality in the "comarca" of the Alt Urgell, in Catalonia, Spain. The village of Bassella, one of nine settlement which make up the municipality, is located at the confluence of the Segre river with the Salada river and at the point where the route from Solsona and the potash mines of Cardona (currently the L-301 road) meets the route between Lleida and La Seu d'Urgell (currently the C-1313 road). The "ajuntament" (town hall) is located in Castellnou de Bassella.

The municipality extends to both sides of the Segre river at the southern extremity of the Alt Urgell. Much of the territory has been flooded by the construction of the Rialb reservoir.

Subdivisions

Populations are as of 2005
*Aguilar (21), with the foundations of the castle of Aguilar de Bassella
*Altès (41), with the church of Sant Pere (nineteenth century)
*Bassella (20), with the parish church of la Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció, also known as the Church of la Mare de Déu de la Garrola, and a wooden suspension bridge
*Castellnou de Bassella (7)
*La Clua (20), on a hill, with a roman church dating from the twelfth century
*Guardiola (9), on the foothills of the Pubill range
*Mirambell (23)
*Ogern (123), on the road towards Solsona
*Serinyana (1)

Demography

The quoted populations are for the entire municipality.

infobox catalan city demography
pop_1900=815
pop_1930=737
pop_1950=775
pop_1970=505
pop_1986=393
pop_latest=255
latest_year=2007

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). "Guia de Catalunya", Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

* [http://bassella.ddl.net/ Official site]
* [http://www.gencat.net:8000/osial/owa/p01.dad_ens?via=0&cod=2504470005&err=0 Information from the] Generalitat de Catalunya
* [http://www.idescat.cat/territ/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=1&V1=25044 Information from the] Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
* [http://cat.lleida.com/municipi/?municipi=2504470005 Information from the] Diputació de Lleida
* [http://alturgell.ddl.net/Municipis/Bassella/Bassella.htm Information from the] Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Urgell