La Vall de Boí
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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La Vall de Boí (Western Catalan: [la ˈbaʎ de βoˈi], formerly known as Barruera) is a municipality and narrow, steep-sided valley in Catalonia. It lies in the Alta Ribagorça county in the Alt Pirineu region, on the edges of the Pyrenees. In 2022, it had a population of 1,090.[4]
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La Vall de Boí | |
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Coordinates: 42°31′19.91″N 0°50′3.84″E | |
Sovereign state | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Region | Alt Pirineu |
County | Alta Ribagorça |
Province | Lleida |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sònia Bruguera Diego (2019)[1] (ERC-AM) |
Area | |
• Total | 219.5 km2 (84.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,111 m (3,645 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,022 |
• Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Official name | Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí |
Includes | |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iv) |
Reference | 988 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 7.98 ha (19.7 acres) |
Buffer zone | 3,562 ha (8,800 acres) |
The valley is best known for its nine Early Romanesque churches, making it the site of the densest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe. It was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 30 November 2000. The valley also includes the highest ski resort in the Pyrenees, at Boí-Taüll, and borders the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park which lies to the northeast.