La Figuera
municipality of Spain
La Figuera (Catalan pronunciation: [la fiˈɣeɾa]) is a town in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 115 (register office, 2025) with an altitude of 575 meters and an extension of 18.75 km2. Vineyard and olive tree are predominant in the scenery.
From the hermitage of Sant Pau it is said that lands of seven provinces can be seen.
“La Figuera” enters the record as municipality of Spain. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Figuera, municipality and Spain can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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