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Torrebesses

Torrebesses is a municipality in the comarca of Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.

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Torrebesses
Municipality
New church of Torrebesses
New church of Torrebesses
Flag of Torrebesses
Flag
Coat of arms of Torrebesses
Coat of arms
Torrebesses
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E / 41.42806; 0.59500
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaSegrià
Government
 • MayorMario Urrea Marsal (2015)1
Area
2
 • Total
27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)3
 • Total
278
 • Density10.1/km2 (26.3/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Torrebessí, torrebessina
Postal code
25226
Websitetorrebesses.cat

Torrebesses (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌtoreˈβeses]) is a municipality in the comarca of Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.

The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".4

It has a population of 278 (register office, 2025) Edit this on Wikidata. Its population has been declining since 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2009
855 758 631 415 n/a 300
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Torrebesses". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  4. Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4
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