Vilamaniscle

Vilamaniscle (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbiləməˈnisklə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the western part of the Serra de la Baga d'en Ferràn, a branch of the Albera Range. Much of its municipal term is covered with pine and cork oak trees. The main crops are olives and grapes. Local wine is appreciated all over the country. New hosting services are growing due to tourism.

Vilamaniscle
Municipality
Vilamaniscle
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°22′N 3°4′E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Alt Empordà
Government
• Mayor	Ramon Bonaterra Moltó (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	208
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Website	www.vilamaniscle.cat

Vilamaniscle is the home for around 120 inhabitants today. The village is a varied picture of some restored homes, other in the process of restoration and still others that wait for their renovation. The majority of the houses were built between the 17th and 19th century. Vilamaniscle is dominated by the "Castell", a three-level unrestored building whose origin is difficult to date. In the prehistoric time people probably lived here, the evidence being the three-metres-high menhir "Pedra Dreta" which is very close to Vilamaniscle.

References

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

External links

• Town Hall webpage
• Government data pages (in Catalan)