Torrebesses (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌtoreˈβeses]) is a municipality in the comarca of Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.
Torrebesses | |
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 New church of Torrebesses | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Torrebesses Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′41″N 0°35′42″E / 41.42806°N 0.59500°E | |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Segrià |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Urrea Marsal (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 278 |
| • Density | 10.1/km2 (26.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Torrebessí, torrebessina |
| Postal code | 25226 |
| Website | torrebesses |
The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning "Twin Towers".[4]
It has a population of 278 (register office, 2025) 
. Its population has been declining since 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.
Demography
edit| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 855 | 758 | 631 | 415 | n/a | 300 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Ajuntament de Torrebesses". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ↑ Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4
External links
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Media related to Torrebesses at Wikimedia Commons- Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
- Torrebesses tourism website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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