Espinelves

Espinelves
Espinelves
	Municipality
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	; Coat of arms
	Espinelves Location in Catalonia
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Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Osona
Government
• Mayor	Joan Manel Claveria Regales (2015)
Area
• Total	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	752 m (2,467 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	196
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Espinelvenc, espinelvenca
Website	www.espinelves.cat

Espinelves is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Guilleries in the east of the comarca. Forestry is the main economic activity of the municipality, particularly the cultivation of the local species Abies masjoanensis for Christmas trees. The roman church of Sant Vincenç d'Espinelves dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. The village is linked to Arbúcies and to Vic by the GI-543 road.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
421	481	445	296	240	183

Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).