Ribes de Freser

Ribes de Freser
Ribes de Freser
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Ribes de Freser Location in Catalonia Ribes de Freser Ribes de Freser (Spain)
	Coordinates: 42°18′34″N 2°10′17″E / 42.30944°N 2.17139°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Ripollès
Government
• Mayor	Marc Prat Arrey (2015)
Area
• Total	41.9 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Elevation	912 m (2,992 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,766
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ribetà, ribetana
Website	www.ajribesdefreser.cat

Ribes de Freser (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈriβəz ðə fɾəˈze]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia. It is situated at the confluence of the Freser, Rigard and Segadell rivers, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Ripoll. It is known for its mineral water, paper manufacture and milk products, and is also an important tourist centre. A rack railway runs from the town to Queralbs and to the shrine of Núria, through the Vall de Núria. The town is on the communication route from Barcelona to Puigcerdà (N-152 road and RENFE railway line). One of the largest celebrations in Ribes de Freser is the Festival of Saint Joseph where children and adults enjoy a ceremony put on by the church and then play with fireworks around a great bonfire set in the middle of the town square. The town is home to the families of some of the historically oldest living Spanish individuals in the nation, such examples are the families of Maria Branyas, the previous oldest living person, and Ana María Vela Rubio.

The natural mineral water Aigua de Ribes comes from the spring located in Ribes de Freser, Girona, Spain where it is also bottled.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2005
1699	2965	3564	3133	2627	2044

References

^ "Ajuntament de Ribes de Freser". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
^ "El municipi en xifres: Ribes de Freser". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).