Castellfollit de la Roca

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Castellfollit de la Roca
Municipality

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Castellfollit de la Roca Location in Catalonia Show map of Province of Girona Castellfollit de la Roca Castellfollit de la Roca (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 42°13′17″N 2°33′3″E / 42.22139°N 2.55083°E / 42.22139; 2.55083
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Garrotxa
Government
• Mayor	Miquel Reverter i Tres (2015)^[1]^[2] (ERC)
Area ^[3]
• Total	0.7 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Population (2018)^[4]
• Total	956
• Density	1,400/km² (3,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellfollitenc
Website	www.castellfollitdelaroca.cat

Castellfollit de la Roca (Catalan pronunciation: [kəsˌteʎfuˈʎid də lə ˈrɔkə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises.

Castellfollit de la Roca viewed from its old church bell tower

The basalt cliff

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Castellfollit de la Roca is part of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. The basalt crag where the town is situated is over 50 metres (160 feet) high and almost a kilometre long. It was formed by the overlaying of two lava flows.^[5]

References

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^ "City council webpage". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "Ajuntament de Castellfollit de la Roca". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
^ "El municipi en xifres: Castellfollit de la Roca". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "Castellfollit de la Roca, all the information of this tourist town". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

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Places adjacent to Castellfollit de la Roca

Sant Joan les Fonts

Castellfollit de la Roca

Montagut i Oix

v t e Municipalities of Garrotxa
Argelaguer Besalú Beuda Castellfollit de la Roca Maià de Montcal Mieres Montagut i Oix Olot Les Planes d'Hostoles Les Preses Riudaura Sales de Llierca Sant Aniol de Finestres Sant Feliu de Pallerols Sant Ferriol Sant Jaume de Llierca Sant Joan les Fonts Santa Pau Tortellà La Vall d'en Bas La Vall de Bianya

v t e Municipalities of the province of Girona
Agullana Aiguaviva Albanyà Albons Alp Amer Anglès Arbúcies Argelaguer Avinyonet de Puigventós Banyoles Begur Bellcaire d'Empordà Besalú Bescanó Beuda Biure Blanes Boadella i les Escaules Bolvir Bordils Borrassà Breda Brunyola Bàscara Cabanelles Cabanes Cadaqués Caldes de Malavella Calonge Campdevànol Campelles Campllong Camprodon Camós Canet d'Adri Cantallops Capmany Cassà de la Selva Castell-Platja d'Aro Castellfollit de la Roca Castelló d'Empúries Celrà Cervià de Ter Cistella Colomers Cornellà del Terri Corçà Crespià Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura Darnius Das El Far d'Empordà El Port de la Selva Espinelves Espolla Esponellà Figueres Flaçà Foixà Fontanals de Cerdanya Fontanilles Fontcoberta Forallac Fornells de la Selva Fortià Garrigoles Garriguella Garrigàs Ger Girona Gombrèn Gualta Guils de Cerdanya Hostalric Isòvol Jafre Juià L'Armentera L'Escala La Bisbal d'Empordà La Cellera de Ter La Jonquera La Pera La Selva de Mar La Tallada d'Empordà La Vajol La Vall d'en Bas La Vall de Bianya Les Llosses Les Planes d'Hostoles Les Preses Lladó Llagostera Llambilles Llanars Llançà Llers Lloret de Mar Llívia Madremanya Maià de Montcal Masarac Massanes Maçanet de Cabrenys Maçanet de la Selva Meranges Mieres Mollet de Peralada Molló Mont-ras Montagut i Oix Navata Ogassa Olot Ordis Osor Palafrugell Palamós Palau de Santa Eulàlia Palau-sator Palau-saverdera Palol de Revardit Pals Pardines Parlavà Pau Pedret i Marzà Peralada Planoles Pont de Molins Pontós Porqueres Portbou Puigcerdà Quart Queralbs Rabós Regencós Ribes de Freser Riells i Viabrea Ripoll Riudarenes Riudaura Riudellots de la Selva Riumors Roses Rupià Sales de Llierca Salt Sant Andreu Salou Sant Aniol de Finestres Sant Climent Sescebes Sant Feliu de Buixalleu Sant Feliu de Guíxols Sant Feliu de Pallerols Sant Ferriol Sant Gregori Sant Hilari Sacalm Sant Jaume de Llierca Sant Joan de Mollet Sant Joan de les Abadesses Sant Joan les Fonts Sant Jordi Desvalls Sant Julià de Ramis Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí Sant Llorenç de la Muga Sant Martí Vell Sant Martí de Llémena Sant Miquel de Campmajor Sant Miquel de Fluvià Sant Mori Sant Pau de Segúries Sant Pere Pescador Santa Coloma de Farners Santa Cristina d'Aro Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema Santa Pau Sarrià de Ter Saus, Camallera i Llampaies Serinyà Serra de Daró Setcases Sils Siurana Susqueda Terrades Torrent Torroella de Fluvià Torroella de Montgrí Tortellà Toses Tossa de Mar Ullastret Ullà Ultramort Urús Vall-llobrega Vallfogona de Ripollès Ventalló Verges Vidreres Vidrà Vila-sacra Vilabertran Vilablareix Viladamat Viladasens Vilademuls Viladrau Vilafant Vilajuïga Vilallonga de Ter Vilamacolum Vilamalla Vilamaniscle Vilanant Vilaür Vilobí d'Onyar Vilopriu

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