Les Planes d'Hostoles
Les Planes d'Hostoles | |
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 St. Christopher's parish church
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  Les Planes d'Hostoles Location in Catalonia
 Les Planes d'Hostoles Les Planes d'Hostoles (Spain)
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| Coordinates: 42°3′22″N 2°32′23″E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province |
 Girona
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| Comarca | Garrotxa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduard Llorà Cullet (2015) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi) |
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | 1,660 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Les Planes d'Hostoles is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 37.51 square kilometres (14.48 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 1,694.
From 1900, Les Planes d'Hostoles was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway, which was extended to Sant Feliu de Pallerols in 1902 and Olot in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway.
Notable residents
- Francesc Arnau (1975–2021), footballer
- Carla Simón (1986-), filmmaker