Arres
Encyclopedia
Arres is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Aran Valley in Catalonia
, Spain
, close to the French border. The local timezone is GMT+01:00. The coordinates of Arres are 42°45′33.51″ N, 0°42′37.29″ E. The mayor is Pere Castet i Farré (CDA
).
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Aran Valley in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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, close to the French border. The local timezone is GMT+01:00. The coordinates of Arres are 42°45′33.51″ N, 0°42′37.29″ E. The mayor is Pere Castet i Farré (CDA
Aranese Democratic Convergence
Aranese Democratic Convergence is a political party in Val d'Aran that forms the Aranese section of CDC. CDA is, along with Unity of Aran, one of the two major parties of the comarca that contest elections for the Aranese General Council...
).