Betlan (Occitan pronunciation: [belˈlan]) is a village located in the municipality of Vielha e Mijaran (Val d'Aran) included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

Betlan
Village
Betlan is located in Catalonia
Betlan
Betlan
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°43′41″N 0°47′12″E / 42.72806°N 0.78667°E / 42.72806; 0.78667
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
Special divisionVal d'Aran
MunicipalityVielha e Mijaran
Elevation
1,047 m (3,435 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total31
Postal code
25537
ClimateCfb

Description

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The town of Betlan, head of the old homonymous municipality of the central sector of the Val d'Aran, is 1047 meters high, in a landing on the right side of the Garonne, surrounded by fields and meadows. It is one of the smallest nuclei in the Valley, with only 12 h in 1981. The few houses are located around a large square enclosed in the west by the parochial church of San Pedro, one of the oldest religious buildings of the valley, probably from the 11th century, very disfigured by additions and later reforms, preserves the Romanesque apse.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya (ed.). "Betlan". Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic. Retrieved 11 December 2016.