5-520: Arròs ( Occitan pronunciation: [aˈrɔs] ) is a village located in the municipality of Vielha e Mijaran ( Val d'Aran ). The village of Arròs, which was part of the old municipality of Arròs i Vila, is 956 m above sea level, on the right bank of the Garonne (before its confluence with the river Varradós), on the eastern slopes of the Mariagata mountain. In 1981 it was 66 h. The village, staggered by
10-509: Is a municipality in central Aran , Catalonia , Spain. It is the capital and largest municipality of the region, with 5,581 inhabitants as of 2022. It is part of the terçons of Castièro and Marcatosa . It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac as Viella – Mitg-Aran : some of the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" ( entitats municipals descentralitzades , EMD), as does
15-640: Is also the capital of Aran and also the seat of the Conselh Generau d'Aran . The municipality is linked to France and to the rest of Catalonia (via the Vielha tunnel ) by the N-230 road. The C-28 (old name: C-142) road continues up the valley to Naut Aran , and on over the Port de la Bonaigua (2,072 m, 6,798 ft) to the comarca of Pallars Sobirà . This road, the higher stretches of which are impassable in winter,
20-445: The slope of the mountain, has the parish church of Santa Eulàlia, a gothic building from the 14th century, which is later refurbished. An interesting civil building is Casa Ademar (well-known also for Ço deth Senhor), of great proportions, with two towers at the ends of the facade. It was built in 1829 within a neoclassical style. Vielha e Mijaran Vielha e Mijaran ( Occitan pronunciation: [ˈbjeʎa e miʒaˈɾan] )
25-609: The village of Betren. Mijaran literally means "Middle Aran" in Aranese , as the inhabited part of the municipality is situated in the valley of the Garonne ( Garona ). The Noguera Ribagorçana has its source on the territory of the municipality, on the opposite side of the watershed . The ajuntament (town hall) is in Vielha, spelled Vielha in Occitan and Viella in Catalan and Spanish , which
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