🇪🇸 Vielha e Mijaran is a municipality in Aran, Lleida, Spain. It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac. Mijaran literally means "Middle Aran" in Aranese, as the inhabited part of the municipality is situated in the valley of the Garonne. The Noguera Ribagorçana has its source on the territory of the municipality, on the opposite side of the watershed. The town hall is in Vielha, which is also the capital of Aran.
The municipality is linked to France and to the rest of Catalonia on the N-230 road via the Vielha tunnel. The C-28 road continues up the valley to Naut Aran, and on over the Port de la Bonaigua to the comarca of Pallars Sobirà.
It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac: some of the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" (entitats municipals descentralitzades, EMD), as does 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 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, was the only route between the Aran valley and the rest of Spain before the opening of the Vielha tunnel in 1948.
1Subdivisions The municipality is composed of thirteen distinct settlements. Populations are given as of 2001: • Arròs (95) • Aubèrt (104), in the EMD of Aubèrt e Betlan • Betlan (24), on the left bank of the Garonne • Betren (376), on the left bank of the Garonne • Casarilh (64), in the EMD of Escunhau e Casarilh, on the left bank of the Garonne • Casau (87), inhabited in Roman times • Escunhau (89) • Gausac (555) • Mont (25), on the right bank of the Garonne at the foot of the Es Cròdos range • Montcorbau (17), on the right bank of the Garonne • Vielha (2,620) • Vila (30) • Vilac (147)
1Vielha e Mijaran has a population of over 5,493 people. Vielha e Mijaran also forms part of the wider Alt Pirineu Region which has a population of over 63,892 people. Vielha e Mijaran is situated near La Seu d'Urgell.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Vielha e Mijaran has links with:
🇫🇷 Saint-Gaudens, France🇺🇸 East Lansing 42.733
🏴 Sittingbourne 0.737
🏴 Southend-on-Sea 0.735
🇫🇷 Saint-Gaudens 0.724
🏴 Bury St Edmunds 0.719
🇫🇷 Villeneuve-sur-Lot 0.706
Locations Near: Vielha e Mijaran 0.783333,42.7
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🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella 1.5,42.5 d: 62.7
🇪🇸 La Seu d'Urgell 1.456,42.358 d: 67
Antipodal to: Vielha e Mijaran -179.217,-42.7
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