Torrebesses (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌtoreˈβeses]) is a municipality in the comarca of Segrià in Catalonia, Spain.
The name of the town comes from Catalan: Torres Bessones, meaning “Twin Towers”.[4]
It has a population of 278 (register office, 2025)
. Its population has been declining since 1877 when it had 944 inhabitants.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 855 | 758 | 631 | 415 | n/a | 300 |
See also
References
- ^ “Ajuntament de Torrebesses”. Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ “El municipi en xifres: Torrebesses”. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). “Municipal Register of Spain of 2025”.
- ^ Manuel Bofarull, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya. Cossetània, Valls 2002, page 175. ISBN 978-84-95684-97-4
External links
Media related to Torrebesses at Wikimedia Commons- Pàgina web de l’Ajuntament
- Torrebesses tourism website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)