Alt Empordà (Catalan: [ˈal əmpuɾˈða]; Spanish: Alto Ampurdán; "Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) located in the Girona region, in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of two comarques into which Empordà was divided by the comarca division of Catalonia in 1936,[1] the other one being Baix Empordà. The capital is the municipality of Figueres.
| Municipality | Population (2014)[2] |
Area km2[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Agullana | 826 | 27.7 |
| Albanyà | 155 | 94.4 |
| L'Armentera | 901 | 5.6 |
| Avinyonet de Puigventós | 1,581 | 12.3 |
| Bàscara | 949 | 17.5 |
| Biure | 245 | 10.0 |
| Boadella i les Escaules | 248 | 10.8 |
| Borrassà | 728 | 9.4 |
| Cabanelles | 243 | 55.6 |
| Cabanes | 921 | 15.0 |
| Cadaqués | 2,820 | 26.4 |
| Cantallops | 324 | 19.6 |
| Capmany | 612 | 26.4 |
| Castelló d'Empúries | 11,473 | 42.3 |
| Cistella | 293 | 25.6 |
| Colera | 532 | 24.4 |
| Darnius | 534 | 34.9 |
| L'Escala | 10,143 | 16.3 |
| Espolla | 417 | 43.6 |
| El Far d'Empordà | 563 | 9.0 |
| Figueres | 45,444 | 19.3 |
| Fortià | 710 | 10.8 |
| Garrigàs | 398 | 19.9 |
| Garriguella | 857 | 21.0 |
| La Jonquera | 3,115 | 56.9 |
| Lladó | 767 | 13.5 |
| Llançà | 4,970 | 28.0 |
| Llers | 1,242 | 21.3 |
| Maçanet de Cabrenys | 781 | 67.9 |
| Masarac | 284 | 12.6 |
| Mollet de Peralada | 182 | 6.0 |
| Navata | 1,262 | 18.5 |
| Ordis | 380 | 8.6 |
| Palau de Santa Eulàlia | 98 | 8.4 |
| Palau-saverdera | 1,437 | 16.4 |
| Pau | 569 | 10.7 |
| Pedret i Marzà | 189 | 8.6 |
| Peralada | 1,859 | 43.6 |
| Pont de Molins | 529 | 8.7 |
| Pontós | 223 | 13.7 |
| El Port de la Selva | 980 | 41.6 |
| Portbou | 1,214 | 9.2 |
| Rabós | 182 | 45.1 |
| Riumors | 244 | 6.5 |
| Roses | 19,600 | 45.9 |
| Sant Climent Sescebes | 590 | 24.4 |
| Sant Llorenç de la Muga | 249 | 31.8 |
| Sant Miquel de Fluvià | 798 | 3.5 |
| Sant Mori | 177 | 7.5 |
| Sant Pere Pescador | 2,138 | 18.4 |
| Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema | 341 | 1.9 |
| Saus, Camallera i Llampaies | 815 | 11.4 |
| La Selva de Mar | 181 | 7.2 |
| Siurana | 150 | 10.5 |
| Terrades | 288 | 21.0 |
| Torroella de Fluvià | 704 | 16.8 |
| La Vajol | 86 | 4.7 |
| Ventalló | 836 | 25.0 |
| Vila-sacra | 681 | 6.0 |
| Vilabertran | 913 | 2.3 |
| Viladamat | 440 | 11.7 |
| Vilafant | 5,481 | 8.4 |
| Vilajuïga | 1,190 | 13.1 |
| Vilamacolum | 307 | 5.6 |
| Vilamalla | 1,103 | 8.8 |
| Vilamaniscle | 170 | 5.5 |
| Vilanant | 399 | 16.9 |
| Vilaür | 153 | 5.5 |
| • Total: 68 | 140,214 | 1,357.4 |
 Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Alt Empordà since 1987 | ||||||||||
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Key to parties | ||||||||||
| Election | Distribution | President | ||||||||
| 1987 |
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Marià Lorca (CiU) | ||||||||
| 1991 |
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| 1995 |
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Martí Palahí (CiU) | ||||||||
| 1999 |
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Jordi Cabezas (CiU) | ||||||||
| 2003 |
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| 2007 |
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Pere Vila (CiU) (2007-2009) | ||||||||
| Consol Cantenys (PSC) (2009-2011) | ||||||||||
| 2011 |
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Xavier Sanllehí (CiU) | ||||||||
| 2015 |
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Ferran Roquer (PDeCAT) (2015-2018) | ||||||||
| Montserrat Mindan (PDeCAT) (2018-2019) | ||||||||||
| 2019 |
|
Sònia Martínez (JxCat, Junts) | ||||||||
| 2023 |
|
Agustí Badosa (Junts) | ||||||||
| Sources[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||||||||
Places adjacent to Alt Empordà
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| Comarques of Autonomous Community of Catalonia |
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| Historical comarquesof Northern Catalonia, France |
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