Guissona

Guissona () is a town and municipality located in the north of the comarca (county) of Segarra, in the Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. With a population of and a rapid demographic growth (5,170 inhabitants in 2010) Guissona is the principal municipality in the northern half of Segarra and the second most populated in the county after Cervera (). In addition to the populated place of Guissona, the municipality integrates the smaller place of Guarda-si-venes (31 inhabitants in 2007). The municipality is split into two parts, the bigger eastern part containing almost all the population.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Guissona
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Guissona 28-1-07 008.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Guissona - Església de Santa Maria (Saint Mary's Church)
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Guissona.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Guissona.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 110px
Settlement.mapsize1: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Lleida#Spain Catalonia#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Lleida##Location in Catalonia##Location of Guissona within Spain
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lleida
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca