Meranges
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Meranges
| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_skyline =Meranges - Sant Sadurní.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption =Portal of the church of Sant Serni.
| image_flag =Bandera de Meranges.svg
| image_shield = Escut de Meranges.svg
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| pushpin_map = Spain Province of Girona#Spain
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Catalonia
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Spain}}
| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Catalonia}}
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Girona
| subdivision_type3 = Comarca
| subdivision_name3 = Cerdanya
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| seat =
| coordinates = {{coord|42|26|44|N|1|47|15|E|region:ES_type:city|display=inline}}
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| elevation_m = 1539
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| area_footnotes ={{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=170998|title=El municipi en xifres: Meranges|publisher=Statistical Institute of Catalonia|access-date=2015-11-23}}
| area_total_km2 = 37.3
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| population_as_of = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 17539
| area_code_type = Dialing code
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Esteve Avellanet i Tarrés{{cite web|url=http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=1709980001|title=Ajuntament de Meranges|publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia|access-date=2015-11-19}}
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| website = {{URL|www.meranges.cat}}
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Meranges ({{IPA|ca|məˈɾaɲʒəs}}) is a village in the comarca of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. It has a population of {{Population WD}}.
Attractions include the Romanesque church of Sant Serni. It has a portal with sculpted archivolts.
The territory of the municipality rises to the Engorgs lakes and to Puig Pedrós (2 915 metres), one of the highest mountains in the eastern Pyrenees.
Meranges en Cerdanya.jpg|The village of Meranges, Vall Tova, Cerdagne.
Engorgs and Puigpedrós.jpg|The Engorgs lakes and, beyond, Puig Pedrós.
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
- [http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=1709980001 Government data pages] {{in lang|ca}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Meranges
|N = Porta (France)
|NE =
|E = Ger
|SE =
|S =
|SW = Bellver de Cerdanya
|W =
|NW = Lles de Cerdanya
}}
{{Cerdanya}}
{{Municipalities in Girona|state=autocollapse}}
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Category:Municipalities in Cerdanya (comarca)