Puigcerdà
Puigcerdà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌputʃsəɾˈða]; Spanish: Puigcerdá, pronounced [pwiɣθeɾˈða]) is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the Segre River and on the border with France (it abuts directly onto the French town of Bourg-Madame).
Puigcerdà | |
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Casa de la Vila, the city hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Puigcerdà Location in Catalonia Puigcerdà Puigcerdà (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′54″N 1°55′42″E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Baixa Cerdanya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albert Piñeira Brosel (2015) (CiU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,202 m (3,944 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 8,981 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Puigcerdanenc |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | puigcerda |
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