Mont-ral

For the Canadian city, see Montreal.
Mont-ral
Municipality

View of La Farena village

Coat of arms
Mont-ral
Coordinates: ES 41°17′20″N 1°05′56″E / 41.289°N 1.099°E / 41.289; 1.099
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Alt Camp
Government
  Mayor Francesc Xavier Pagès Alonso (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 34.7 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Elevation 888 m (2,913 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 165
  Density 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Mont-ralenc
Postal code 43364
Website www.mont-ral.altanet.org

Mont-ral (in Spanish, Montreal) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

The Prades Mountains are located within this municipal term.

History

Mont-ral was part of the Montblanc Vegueria until 1716. Later it became part of the Tarragona Corregiment administrative division.[3]

This municipality had over 1,000 inhabitants during the second half of the 19th century, but has lost almost 80% of its population since then.[4]

Villages

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Mont-ral". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Mont-ral". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Josep M. Calbet & Teresa M. Jové, Alt Camp: marc físic marc humà. Generalitat de Catalunya, Valls, 1983 ISBN 84-300-8291-3
  4. INE - Municipal Register: Official Population Figures since 1996
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