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Les Planes d'Hostoles
Municipality
St. Christopher's parish church
St. Christopher's parish church
Les Planes d'Hostoles is located in Province of Girona
Les Planes d'Hostoles
Les Planes d'Hostoles
Location in Province of Girona
Les Planes d'Hostoles is located in Spain
Les Planes d'Hostoles
Les Planes d'Hostoles
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Flag of Girona province (unofficial).svg Girona
Comarca Garrotxa
Area
 • Total 37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total KIDDLE_IB

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Las Planas para niños

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