Anglès | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Girona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Selva |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Astrid Victoria Desset (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 16.3 |
Elevation Footnotes: | (AMSL) |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Girona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.95°N 41°W |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 08001–17160 |
Area Code: | +34 (Spain) + 972 (Girona) |
Blank Name Sec1: | Administrative Divisions |
Blank Info Sec1: | 6 |
Anglès (pronounced as /ca/) is a Catalan municipality, in the comarca of Selva, in the province of Girona, Catalonia. It has an area of 16.30 km² and a population of 5,446 people (2008).
In May 1956, the Society of Sport Fishermen of Anglès and Comarca SPEDAC (current SPEAC) was created, this being one of the most active associations in the town; Joaquim Bauxell i Costa together with the American composer, musician and pianist Pere Buxó i Domènech created the sardana with lyrics "Anant a la Pesca", which is the Anthem of the Anglés Fishermen's Sports Society.[3]
This Fishing Society organizes extraordinary and massive competitions such as the one they organize every year on the occasion of the Anglès Galas and which some year has brought together up to 200 fishermen. It is worth highlighting the work they have done to maintain and conserve the ichthyofauna, repopulating the rivers and introducing new species, such as e.g. black bass, carp, trout and catfish.[4]