Castelló de Farfanya

Castelló de Farfanya
Municipality
The remains of the castle.
The remains of the castle.
Coat of arms of Castelló de Farfanya
Coat of arms
Castelló de Farfanya is located in Catalonia
Castelló de Farfanya
Castelló de Farfanya
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°49′16″N 0°43′45″E / 41.82111°N 0.72917°E / 41.82111; 0.72917
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaNoguera
Government
 • MayorOmar Noumri i Coca
Area
[1]
 • Total
52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Elevation
358 m (1,175 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[2]
 • Total
548
 • Density10.4/km2 (27.0/sq mi)
Postal code
25136
Websitewww.ccnoguera.cat/castellofarfanya

Castelló de Farfanya (Catalan pronunciation: [kasteˈʎo ðe faɾˈfaɲɛ]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 548 (register office, 2025) Edit this on Wikidata.

History

Overhead image of the village

Castelló de Farfanya is home to remains of a medieval castle owned by the Counts of Urgell. In 2023, the city council of the municipality announced it would be seeking funding for the restoration of the castle.[3]

In 2018, the municipal government ordered the removal of a local monument commemorating Julià Babia i Poble Lliure, a militant who was a member of the Movement for Defence of the Land (MDT). The order came following judicial decisions that concluded the monument glorified terrorism.[4]

Government

The current mayor of Castelló de Farfanya is Omar Noumri i Coca, a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).[5] First elected in 2019, he is the first mayor in Catalonia with a Muslim and Maghrebi background.[6]

References

  1. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Castelló de Farfanya". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  3. ^ "L'Ajuntament de Castelló de Farfanya busca finançament per restaurar el castell". Lleida.com (in Catalan). 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, X. (2018-01-25). "Castelló de Farfanya retira el monòlit a Julià Babia i Poble Lliure el reivindica". Lleida.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  5. ^ "Omar Noumri revela las claves del éxito del lobby de alcaldías rurales". El Món - Noticias y actualidad de Cataluña (in Spanish). 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  6. ^ "La historia de Omar Noumri, el alcalde catalán de origen árabe". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).


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