Vallbona de les Monges

Vallbona de les Monges (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbaʎˈβɔna ðe lez ˈmɔɲʒes]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the southern end of the comarca, north of the Serra del Tallat, Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, where many wind turbines have been installed.

Vallbona de les Monges
Municipality
The monastery
Flag Coat of arms
Vallbona de les Monges Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°31′37″N 1°05′26″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida
Comarca	Urgell
Government
• mayor	Ramon Bergadà Benet (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	34.1 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Elevation	481 m (1,578 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	234
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vallboní, vallbonina
Website	vallbona.ddl.net

The town has the most important convent in Catalonia, the Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona, belonging to the Order of Cistercians. The main income is derived from wine and olive oil production, as well as some cattle. There is a little tourism, but not enough to significantly lift the economy of the area.

Villages

• Montblanquet, 6
• Rocallaura, 93

Vallbona de les Monges, 157

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1034	1084	921	395	n/a	247

See also

• Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona
• Tossal Gros de Vallbona

References

1. "Ajuntament de Vallbona de les Monges". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Vallbona de les Monges". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

• Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya - Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya

External links

• Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
• Government data pages (in Catalan)
• The Hungarian Queen of the Vallbona Abbey (in English)