Lluçà

Lluçà
Municipality
The village of Lluçà from the castle
Flag Coat of arms
Lluçà Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Osona
Government
• Mayor	Joan Carles Carles Latorre (2015)
Area
• Total	53.0 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Elevation	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	257
• Density	4.8/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lluçanenc, lluçanenca
Website	www.llusa.cat

Lluçà (Catalan pronunciation: [ʎuˈsa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is subdivided into the town of Santa Eulàlia de Puigoriol, and the much smaller village of Lluçà. This village, prominent because of its monastery, gives its name to the surrounding natural comarca of Lluçanès.

In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès.

History

Lluçà was part of the County of Roussillon area and governed by the Counts of Roussillon during the 6th and 7th centuries. Throughout the end of the 8th century and the middle of the twelfth century, Lluçà was governed by various Counts of Barcelona.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2008
613	834	677	528	299	255

Sites of interest

• Remains of the Castle of Lluçà
• Romanesque hermitage of Sant Vicenç del Castell. A circular building with a hemispherical vault and small apse. Documented since 988, the present structure dates from the 11th and 12th centuries.
• Monastery of Santa Maria de Lluçà. A Romanesque church with Gothic murals.

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

• Town website
• Information from the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Information from the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya