La Vall de Boí
Also known as Vall de Boí
municipality in Catalonia
Key facts
- Sovereign state
- Spain
- Community
- Catalonia
- Region
- Alt Pirineu
- County
- Alta Ribagorça
- Province
- Lleida
- Mayor
- Sònia Bruguera Diego (2019) ( ERC-AM )
- Total
- 219.5 km (84.7 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,111 m (3,645 ft)
- Density
- 5.112/km (13.24/sq mi)
- Postal code
- 25526-25528
- Website
- www .vallboi .cat
- Official name
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
- Includes
Article
La Vall de Boí ( Western Catalan: [la ˈbaʎ ðe βoˈi], formerly known as Barruera) is a municipality and narrow, steep-sided valley in Catalonia. It lies in the Alta Ribagorça county in the Alt Pirineu region, on the edges of the Pyrenees. It has a population of 1,122 (register office, 2025) .
The valley is best known for its nine Early Romanesque churches, making it the site of the densest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe. It was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 30 November 2000. The valley also includes the highest ski resort in the Pyrenees, at Boí-Taüll, and borders the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park which lies to the northeast.