Lluçà

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

Lluçà
Municipality
The village of Lluçà from the castle
Flag Coat of arms
Lluçà Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°4′0″N 2°4′25″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Lluçanès
Government
• Mayor	Joan Carles Carles Latorre (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	53.0 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Elevation	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	276
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lluçanenc, lluçanenca
Website	www.llusa.cat

In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support.^[4] Formerly part of Osona, it was finally incorporated into the new Lluçanès comarca in 2023.^[5][6]

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

1. "Ajuntament de Lluçà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Lluçà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
4. I. Ballesteros (2015-07-27). "Lluçanès, però incomplet" (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
5. "Parliament definitively approves creation of newly created Lluçanès county". Catalan News. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
6. "LLEI 7/2023, del 10 de maig, de creació de la comarca del Lluçanès" (in Catalan). Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

• 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

Media related to Lluçà at Wikimedia Commons

• Town website
• Government data pages (in Catalan)