Porqueres
Sign in to savePorqueres () is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany, in the province of Girona, in the autonomous region of Catalunya of Spain. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, Les Pedreres and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Porqueres
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Porqueres - Santa Maria.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- St. Mary's church, Porqueres
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Porqueres.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escut de Porqueres.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Province of Girona#Spain
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Catalonia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Girona
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pla de l'Estany
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Francesc Castañer Campolier (2015)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 33.5
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 182
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Porqueres
- Demonym
- porquerenca
- Population
- 4723
- Area
- 33.50
- Elevation
- 148
- Official website
- www.porqueres.cat
- Image
- Santa Maria de Porqueres 20090412 002.jpg
- Households
- 62
- Licence plate code
- GI
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- postal code
- 17834
- Commons category
- Porqueres
- male population
- 2288
- female population
- 2333
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Porqueres () is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany, in the province of Girona, in the autonomous region of Catalunya of Spain. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, Les Pedreres and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse;" class="Unicode" width="200px" |- valign=bottom bgcolor=#dddddd align=center style="font-weight:bold" | Locality | Population(2005) |- |Mata |1,903 |- |Miànegues |551 |- |Pedreres, les |1,113 |- |Porqueres |266 |- |Pujarnol |98 |- |Usall |129 |}
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