Santa Maria de Merlès
Santa Maria de Merlès (Officially and in Catalan; Spanish: Santa María de Marlés) is a municipality in Catalonia. It is officially within the comarca of Berguedà, but traditionally, it is a part of the natural comarca of Lluçanès. The municipality is located on the riera, or stream, of Merlès, from which the town takes its name. It is located about 14 kilometers east of Puig-reig, and 8 kilometers west of Prats de Lluçanès, the nearest market town.
Santa Maria de Merlès
Santa María de Marlés | |
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Santa Maria de Merlés | |
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Santa Maria de Merlès Location in the Province of Barcelona Santa Maria de Merlès Location in Catalonia Santa Maria de Merlès Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°0′06″N 1°58′45″E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Berguedà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josep Costa Garet (2015) (CiU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.1 km2 (20.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 183 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) |
| Website | santamariademerles |
The town is divided into two parishes, Santa Maria (in the Bishopric of Solsona) to the west of the riera, and Sant Martí (in the Bishopric of Vic) to the east.
Although the municipality lies within the natural region of Lluçanès, it voted in 2015 not to join a proposed new comarca of that name, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support.