Alt Emporada

Alt Empordà

Country: Spain
Autonomous community: Catalonia
Province: Girona
Capital: Figueres

Municipalities:
Agullana, Albanyà, L'Armentera, Avinyonet de Puigventós, Bàscara, Biure, Boadella d'Empordà, Borrassà, Cabanelles, Cabanes, Cadaqués, Cantallops, Capmany, Castelló d’Empúries, Cistella, Colera, Darnius, L'Escala, Espolla, El Far d'Empordà, Figueres, Fortià, Garriguella, Garrigàs, La Junquera, Lladó, Llançà, Llers, Masarac, Maçanet de Cabrenys, Mollet de Peralada, Navata, Ordis, Palau de Santa Eulàlia, Paláu-Sabardera, Pau, Pedret i Marzà, Peralada, Pont de Molins, Pontós, El Port de la Selva, Portbou, Rabós, Riumors, Roses, Sant Climent Sescebes, Sant Llorenç de la Muga, Sant Miquel de Fluvià, Sant Mori, Sant Pere Pescador, Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema, Saus, La Selva de Mar, Siurana, Terrades, Torroella de Fluvià, La Vajol, Ventalló, Vila-sacra, Vilabertran, Viladamat, Vilafant, Vilajuïga, Vilamacolum, Vilamalla, Vilamaniscle, Vilanant, Vilaür

Area:Total 1,342.4 km2 (518.3 sq mi)

Population: Total 99,321

Density: 74/km2 (191.6/sq mi)

Time zone: CET (UTC+1)

Largest municipality: Figueres

Alt Empordà ("Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.

Municipalities

Agullana - population: 668
Albanyà - population: 99
L'Armentera - population: 742
Avinyonet de Puigventós - population: 874
Biure - population: 233
Boadella d'Empordà - population: 215
Borrassà - population: 547
Bàscara - population: 809
Cabanelles - population: 225
Cabanes - population: 759
Cadaqués - population: 2,024
Cantallops - population: 258
Capmany - population: 490
Castelló d'Empúries - population: 5,896
Cistella - population: 243
Colera - population: 502
Darnius - population: 514
L'Escala - population: 5,823
Espolla - population: 369
El Far d'Empordà - population: 387
Figueres - population: 33,064
Fortià - population: 524
Garriguella - population: 722
Garrigàs - population: 310
La Jonquera - population: 2,636
Lladó - population: 507
Llançà - population: 3,890
Llers - population: 1,012
Masarac - population: 241
Maçanet de Cabrenys - population: 666
Mollet de Peralada - population: 183
Navata - population: 741
Ordis - population: 342
Palau de Santa Eulàlia - population: 80
Palau-saverdera - population: 852
Pau - population: 423
Pedret i Marzà - population: 142
Peralada - population: 1,367
Pont de Molins - population: 438
Pontós - population: 223
El Port de la Selva - population: 760
Portbou - population: 1,398
Rabós - population: 166
Riumors - population: 194
Roses - population: 12,726
Sant Climent Sescebes - population: 408
Sant Llorenç de la Muga - population: 185
Sant Miquel de Fluvià - population: 621
Sant Mori - population: 141
Sant Pere Pescador - population: 1,425
Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema - population: 311
Saus - population: 686
La Selva de Mar - population: 197
Siurana - population: 167
Terrades - population: 210
Torroella de Fluvià - population: 399
La Vajol - population: 93
Ventalló - population: 619
Vila-sacra - population: 405
Vilabertran - population: 783
Viladamat - population: 385
Vilafant - population: 4,303
Vilajuïga - population: 982
Vilamacolum - population: 263
Vilamalla - population: 880
Vilamaniscle - population: 142
Vilanant - population: 317
Vilaür - population: 115

Alt Empordà is on the Costa Brava, in the far north-eastern sector of Catalonia. It stretches from the foot of the last of stretch of the Pyrenees, which march down to the sea along the steep craggy peninsula of Cap de Creus. It forms a great alluvial plain furrowed by the Muga and the Fluvià rivers, which flow into the wide gulf of Roses. In the mountainous part, on the French border, is the Albera sierra, an area of special natural interest. In the marshy coastal area of the gulf of Roses, dominated by Castelló d'Empúries, are the wetlands of Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, an important ecological reserve (particularly for water birds). On the craggy northern coast are the towns of Portbou, Colera, Llançà, El Port de la Selva, Cadaqués and Roses. South of the gulf are the Greco-Roman ruins of Empúries and the village of L’Escala. With Baix Empordà, it makes up Empordà, one of the most ancient historic regions of Catalonia, once the mediaeval county of Empúries. Since the end of the 19th century, agriculture, the sea (fishing, coastal shipping, coral) and the trading activities of the market town of Figueres, the capital, have been complemented by the growth of tourism and the increase in second homes, boosted by the beauty of the landscape, the magnificent architectural heritage (Sant Pere de Rodes, Peralada, Castelló d'Empúries, Roses, etc.) or the artistic and intellectual prestige of Cadaqués. There is an excellent tourist infrastructure.