Ripollès
Ripollès | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Region | Comarques Gironines |
| Province | Girona |
| Capital | Ripoll |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Ripollès Comarcal Council |
| • President | Amadeu Rosell (ERC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 956.6 km2 (369.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 25,700 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Demonym | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Ripoll |
| Website | ripolles.cat |
Ripollès (Catalan pronunciation: [ripuˈʎɛs]; Spanish: Ripollés) is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. In 2001, its population was 25,744, about 40% of whom lived in the capital, Ripoll.
Ripollès borders the comarques of Baixa Cerdanya, Berguedà, Lluçanès, Osona, Garrotxa, and – across the border in France – Vallespir, Conflent, and Alta Cerdanya.