Torrebesses
New church of Torrebesses
New church of Torrebesses
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Coat of arms of Torrebesses
Torrebesses is located in Catalonia
Torrebesses
Torrebesses
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E / 41.42806; 0.59500
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaSegrià
Government
 • MayorMario Urrea Marsal (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total
27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[3]
 • Total
273
 • Density9.96/km2 (25.8/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Torrebessí, torrebessina
Postal code
25226
Websitetorrebesses.cat

Torrebesses (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌtoreˈβeses]) is a municipality in the comarca of Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.

The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[4]

It has a population of 278 (register office, 2025) Edit this on Wikidata. Its population has been declining since 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.

Demography

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1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2009
855 758 631 415 n/a 300

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Torrebesses". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
  4. ^ Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4
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  • Media related to Torrebesses at Wikimedia Commons
  • Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
  • Torrebesses tourism website (in Catalan)
  • Government data pages (in Catalan)