El Pont de Suert (Western Catalan: [el ˈpɔn de suˈɛɾt], Ribagorçan: Lo Pont de Suert) is a town and municipality in Catalonia. It is the capital of Alta Ribagorça county in the Alt Pirineu region. It is located at 838 metres above sea level, on the banks of river Noguera Ribagorçana, a tributary to the Segre. In 2022, it had a population of 2,336.[3]

El Pont de Suert
Coat of arms of El Pont de Suert
Location in Alta Ribagorça county
El Pont de Suert is located in Catalonia
El Pont de Suert
El Pont de Suert
El Pont de Suert is located in Spain
El Pont de Suert
El Pont de Suert
Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 0°44′22″E / 42.40611°N 0.73944°E / 42.40611; 0.73944
Sovereign state Spain
Community Catalonia
RegionAlt Pirineu
CountyAlta Ribagorça
ProvinceLleida
Government
 • MayorIolanda Ferran Closa (Tothom El Pont de Suert) (2023)
Area
 • Total
148.1 km2 (57.2 sq mi)
Elevation
838 m (2,749 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
2,216
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
DemonymsPontarrí, pontarrina
ClimateCfb
Websiteelpontdesuert.cat

It is located a short distance from the administrative border with Aragon, as well as the linguistic border between Catalan and Aranese Occitan. The local dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.

It can be reached via the N-230 and N-260 roads.

References

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  1. ^ "El municipi en xifres: El Pont de Suert". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "Idescat. The municipality in figures". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
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