Espot | |
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 Aerial view of Espot | |
 Location in Pallars Sobirà county | |
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| Coordinates: 42°34′43″N 1°5′17″E / 42.57861°N 1.08806°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Pallars Sobirà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josep Maria Sebastià Canal (Viu Espot) (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97.3 km2 (37.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,318 m (4,324 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 352 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
| Website | espot |
Espot (Catalan pronunciation: [asˈpɔt]) is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. In 2022, it had a population of 377.[4]
It is located in the Espot Valley, west of the river Noguera Pallaresa. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839.
- ^ "Ajuntament d'Espot". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Espot". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Idescat. The municipality in figures". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2023-12-11.