Vielha e Mijaran

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Vielha e Mijaran
Municipality
UA)
Area
[2]
 • Total211.7 km2 (81.7 sq mi)
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total5,493
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Postal code
25530
ClimateCfb
Websitevielha-mijaran.org

Vielha e Mijaran (Occitan pronunciation: [ˈbjeʎa e miʒaˈɾan]) is a municipality in central Aran, Catalonia. It is the capital and largest municipality of the region, with 5,581 inhabitants as of 2022.[4] It is part of the terçons of Castièro and Marcatosa.

It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac as Viella – Mitg-Aran: some of the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades, EMD),

watershed. The ajuntament (town hall) is in Vielha, spelled Vielha in Occitan and Viella in Catalan and Spanish, which is also the capital of Aran and also the seat of the Conselh Generau d'Aran
.

The municipality is linked to

N-230 road. The C-28 (old name: C-142) road continues up the valley to Naut Aran, and on over the Port de la Bonaigua (2,072 m, 6,798 ft) to the comarca of Pallars Sobirà. This road, the higher stretches of which are impassable in winter, was the only route between the Aran valley and the rest of Spain
before the opening of the Vielha tunnel in 1948.

Subdivisions

The municipality is composed of thirteen distinct settlements. Populations are given as of 2001:

  • Arròs (95)
  • Aubèrt (104), in the EMD of Aubèrt e Betlan
  • Betlan (24), on the left bank of the Garonne
  • Betren (376), on the left bank of the Garonne
  • Casarilh (64), in the EMD of Escunhau e Casarilh, on the left bank of the Garonne
  • Casau (87), inhabited in Roman times
  • Escunhau (89)
  • Gausac (555)
  • Mont (25), on the right bank of the Garonne at the foot of the Es Cròdos range
  • Montcorbau (17), on the right bank of the Garonne
  • Vielha (2,620)
  • Vila (30)
  • Vilac (147)

Climate

Climate data for Vielha e Mijaran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		36.0
(96.8) 		37.0
(98.6) 		37.0
(98.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		28.0
(82.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		37.0
(98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1) 		8.8
(47.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		13.0
(55.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		22.1
(71.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		11.1
(52.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		15.4
(59.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7) 		3.6
(38.5) 		5.6
(42.1) 		7.6
(45.7) 		11.2
(52.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		15.2
(59.4) 		11.1
(52.0) 		5.9
(42.6) 		2.6
(36.7) 		9.6
(49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		2.2
(36.0) 		5.3
(41.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		11.2
(52.2) 		10.8
(51.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		3.8
(38.8)
Record low °C (°F) −20.0
(−4.0) 		−19.0
(−2.2) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		0.0
(32.0) 		3.0
(37.4) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		−16.0
(3.2) 		−20.0
(−4.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.1
(2.96) 		60.1
(2.37) 		63.6
(2.50) 		89.7
(3.53) 		100.3
(3.95) 		78.1
(3.07) 		64.5
(2.54) 		78.6
(3.09) 		73.6
(2.90) 		69.1
(2.72) 		95.9
(3.78) 		91.1
(3.59) 		939.7
(37.00)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 28.5
(11.2) 		31.0
(12.2) 		22.0
(8.7) 		2.5
(1.0) 		1.5
(0.6) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		9.5
(3.7) 		13.5
(5.3) 		38.0
(15.0) 		146.6
(57.7)
Average precipitation days 11.0 10.1 11.4 13.6 12.9 10.9 7.8 8.8 8.2 8.9 9.9 11.0 124.5
Average rainy days 1.4 0.8 6.2 12.1 12.7 10.9 7.8 8.8 8.1 5.1 3.0 1.8 78.7
Average snowy days 9.1 9.3 5.2 1.5 0.2 0 0 0 0.1 3.8 6.9 9.2 42.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 72.5 105.0 155.1 176.1 199.2 216.6 247.6 228.8 195.0 128.2 78.0 55.3 1,857.4
Source: Meteorological Service of Catalonia
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Politics

Local elections of 2019
Political party
2019
% Seats
Unity of Aran (UA) - Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) 59,45 9
Aranese Democratic Convergence (CDA) 19,98 3
Aran Amassa (Amassa) 7,86 1
Local elections of 2015
Political party
2015
% Seats
Unity of Aran (UA) - Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) 46,67 7
Aranese Democratic Convergence (CDA) 38,68 5
Citizens (C's) 7,24 1

Gallery

  • View from the hotel Vielha
    View from the hotel Vielha
  • The Nere River (Arriu Nere) as it passes through Vielha before emptying into the Garonne
    The Nere River (Arriu Nere) as it passes through Vielha before emptying into the Garonne
  • A view of Vielha city hall and St. Michael's Church (Glèisa de Sant Miquèu) from Plaça Sant Antoni
    A view of Vielha city hall and St. Michael's Church (Glèisa de Sant Miquèu) from Plaça Sant Antoni
  • St. Michael's Church (Glèisa de Sant Miquèu) at night
    St. Michael's Church (Glèisa de Sant Miquèu) at night

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ "Vielha Mijaran :: Eth Baile". www.vielha-mijaran.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. Statistical Institute of Catalonia
    . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "Idescat. The municipality in figures". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ Entitats municipals descentralitzades are governed by the Llei Municipal i de Règim Local de Catalunya (8/1987 de 15 d'abril de 1987). They correspond to entidades locales menores in the rest of Spain (known as entitats locals menors in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands).

Sources

  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya.
    ISBN 84-87135-02-1
    (Catalan).

External links
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