Les Planes d'Hostoles facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Les Planes d'Hostoles
Municipality
St. Christopher's parish church
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Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Garrotxa
Area
• Total	37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,660
• Density	44.27/km2 (114.7/sq mi)

Les Planes d'Hostoles (Catalan pronunciation: [ləs ˈplanəz ðusˈtɔləs]) 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.

In this Área there are lots of waterfalls. To visit them you need to book a ticket on the protected Space of the river Brugent.

Notable residents

• Francesc Arnau (1975–2021), footballer
• Carla Simón (1986-), filmmaker

See also

In Spanish: Las Planas para niños