Naut Aran

Naut Aran
Sant Andreu church, in Salardú
Sant Andreu church, in Salardú
Location in Aran
Location in Aran
Naut Aran is located in Catalonia
Naut Aran
Naut Aran
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°42′32″N 0°54′11″E / 42.70889°N 0.90306°E / 42.70889; 0.90306
Nation Spain
Region Catalonia
CountyAran
TerçonsArties e Garòs, Pujòlo
ProvinceLleida
Government
 • MayorCésar Ruiz-Canela Nieto (2015)[1] (CDA)
Area
 • Total255.8 km2 (98.8 sq mi)
Elevation
1,267 m (4,157 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total1,790
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Websitewww.nautaran.org

Naut Aran (Occitan pronunciation: [ˈnawt aˈɾan]) is a municipality in eastern Aran, Catalonia. It had 1,923 inhabitants as of 2022.[4] It is located in the terçons of Arties e Garòs and Pujòlo.

It is the second largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of surface area (225.8 km2, behind Tremp), and was created in 1967 by the merger of the municipalities of Arties, Salardú, Gessa, Tredòs and Bagergue: the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades, EMD).[1] The name literally means "Upper Valley" in Aranese, and both the Garonne (Garona) and the Noguera Pallaresa have their sources on the territory of the municipality. The town hall is in Salardú. The municipality is linked to Vielha by the C-28 road, which continues to Alt Àneu over the Port de la Bonaigua (2072 m). This road, the higher stretches of which are impassable in winter, was the only route between the Aran Valley and the rest of Spain before the opening of the Vielha tunnel in 1948.

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Naut Aran". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Naut Aran". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "Idescat. The municipality in figures". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2023-10-28.