Espinelves
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Espinelves
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Espinelves des de l'eix.JPG
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| image_flag = Bandera_d'Espinelves.svg
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| image_shield = Escudo de Espinelves.svg
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| pushpin_map = Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Catalonia
| coordinates = {{coord|41|52|16|N|2|25|5|E|source:eswiki|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Community
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Catalonia}}
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Girona
| subdivision_type3 = Comarca
| subdivision_name3 = Osona
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Joan Manel Claveria Regales (2015){{cite web|url=http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=1706380001|title=Ajuntament d'Espinelves|publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia|access-date=2015-11-13}}
| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=170638|title=El municipi en xifres: Espinelves|publisher=Statistical Institute of Catalonia|access-date=2015-11-23}}
| area_total_km2 = 17.4
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| elevation_m = 752
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Espinelvenc, espinelvenca
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| website = {{URL|www.espinelves.cat}}
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Espinelves ({{IPA|ca|əspiˈnɛlβəs}}) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Guilleries in the east of the comarca. Forestry is the main economic activity of the municipality, particularly the cultivation of the local species Abies masjoanensis
for Christmas trees. The Romanesque church of Sant Vincenç d'Espinelves dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. The village is linked to Arbúcies and to
Vic by the GI-543 road.
Demography
{{infobox catalan city demography
| pop_1900=421
| pop_1930=481
| pop_1950=445
| pop_1970=296
| pop_1986=240
| pop_latest=183
| latest_year=2007}}
References
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- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. {{ISBN|84-87135-01-3}} (Spanish). {{ISBN|84-87135-02-1}} (Catalan).
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705012118/http://www.espinelves.com/ Official website] {{in lang|ca}}]
- [http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=1706380001 Government data pages] {{in lang|ca}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Espinelves
|N = Vilanova de Sau
|NE =
|E = Sant Hilari Sacalm
|SE =
|S = Arbúcies
|SW = Viladrau
|W =
|NW = Sant Sadurní d'Osormort
}}
{{Osona}}
{{Municipalities in Girona|state=autocollapse}}
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Category:Municipalities in the Province of Girona
Category:Municipalities in Osona
Category:Populated places in the Province of Girona
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