Castellfollit de la Roca

Castellfollit de la Roca (Catalan pronunciation: [kəsˌteʎfuˈʎid də lə ˈrɔkə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises.

Castellfollit de la Roca viewed from its old church bell tower

Castellfollit de la Roca
Municipality
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Coordinates: 42°13′17″N 2°33′3″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Garrotxa
Government
• Mayor	Miquel Reverter i Tres (2015)[1][2] (ERC)
Area [3]
• Total	0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Population  (2018)[4]
• Total	956
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellfollitenc
Website	www.castellfollitdelaroca.cat

The basalt cliff

Castellfollit de la Roca is part of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. The basalt crag where the town is situated is over 50 metres (160 feet) high and almost a kilometre long. It was formed by the overlaying of two lava flows.^[5]