With only seven people living inside the urban area and having its own City Hall and Mayor, Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia. Surrounded by mountains, it is a great place for vacation, to do some exercise or just walk and admire the landscapes and the village's unique romanesque church. However, it s inhabitants are normal people trying to make a living out of restauration or livestocking and farming.
Sant Jaume de Frontanyà as seen from one of the mountains that surrounds the village. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Sant Jaume de Frontanyà vist des d'una de les muntanyes que envolta el poble. Aquest poble és el més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Sant Jaume De Frontanyà in the first hours of the day as seen from the back of its 11th Century Romanesque church, a unique one in Catalonia for having a 12-sides-dome (they usually have only 8). ------------------------------------ Sant Jaume de Frontanyà en les primeres hores del dia, vist des de la part del darrere de la seva església romànica del S.XIè, única a Catalunya per tenir un cimbori de dotze cares (habitualment en tenen 8).
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Inside la Casa Blanca (The White House), one of the rustique villas spread around the town. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall.
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Nil (9) and Silvi as they take some dogs for hunting from la Casa Blanca (The White House), one of the rustique villas spread around the town. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Nil (9) i Silvi agafen alguns gossos de caça a la Casa Blanca, una de les moltes masies rurals als voltants del niclu urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, el poble més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Nil (9) and Silvi as they take some dogs for hunting from la Casa Blanca (The White House), one of the rustique villas spread around the town. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Nil (9) i Silvi agafen alguns gossos de caça a la Casa Blanca, una de les moltes masies rurals als voltants del niclu urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, el poble més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Some hunters choose the areas around the town for their activity. Wild boar and deer can be seen in the mountains. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre', which has its own City Hall.
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Manel has found and taken some torch, the root of a pine tree which is excellent to set fire even when it's humid. Manel is the owner of la Casa Blanca, (The White House), one of the some rural villas around Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Manel ha trobat tea, l'arrel del pi, que és escel·lent per encendre foc fins i tot quan està humida. Manel és el propietari de la Casa Blanca, una de les moltes masies rurals als voltants del nucli urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, el poble més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Peeling artichokes. Maria is the owner (and chef) of the Finn Cal Marxandó, in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, and also the town councellor for Culture and Tourism. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' with its own City Hall.
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Big pots cooking traditional cuisine in Maria's kitchen at the Cal Marxandó inn, in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre', which has its own City Hall.
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Manel as he loads a sack of fodder for his cows. Countryman, he is the owner of la Casa Blanca, (The White House), one of the some rural villas around Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Manel carrega un sac de pínsol per les seves vaques. Home de camp, ell és el propietari de la Casa Blanca, una de les moltes masies rurals als voltants del nucli urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, el poble més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Manel has just fed the cows by spreading fodder on the land. Countryman, he is the owner of la Casa Blanca, (The White House), one of the some rural villas around Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Manel acaba de donar de menjar un sac de pínsol a les vaques. Home de camp, ell és el propietari de la Casa Blanca, una de les moltes masies rurals als voltants del nucli urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, el poble més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Manel has just unloaded a bale of grass to feed his cows on the outskirts of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall.
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Manel (48) and his grandson Nil (9) as they unwind a round bale of hay to feed their cows on the outskirts of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre', with its own City Hall.
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Nil (9) has just rolled up the protection layer of a bale of grass they've unwinded to feed the cows his grandpa keeps on the outskirts of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' , which has its own City Hall.
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Raquel (4) is the youngest inhabitant of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. In the picture, she talks to her parents inside their traditional restaurant Ca l'Eloi (Eloi's Home) in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre', with its own City Hall.
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While other kids would draw planes, cars or other things, Nil (9) draws the tractor he would love to have. He says he wants to be a countryman when he grows older. His grandfather is a farmer and his parents own a traditional restaurant in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre', with its own City Hall.
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Sant Jaume De Frontanyà's church dome. It is a 11th Century Romanesque church, unique in Catalonia as it has a 12-sided-dome (they usually have only 8).
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Chatting in the street before it gets dark. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà's 11th Century Romanesque church is unique one in Catalonia for having a 12-sides-dome (they usually have only 8). ------------------------------------ petant la xerrada al carrer abans que es faci fosc. La església romànica de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, datada al del S.XIè, és única a Catalunya per tenir un cimbori de dotze cares (habitualment en tenen 8).
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Ramon Vilalta is the owner and waiter of the finn Cal Marxandó, in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, and also the town Mayor. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Ramon Vilalta és el propietari i cambrer de la fonda Cal Marxandó, al nucli urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. També és alcalde d'aquest poble, el més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Inside the finn Cal Marxandó, in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. Ramon Vilalta is the owner, the waiter and also the town Mayor. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre', with its own City Hall.
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Sant Jaume de Frontanyà's central square as seen from top of the church tower. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ La plaça central de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà vista des de la torre de l'església. Aquest poble és el més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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La Casa Blanca (The White House), one of the rustic villas dispersed around the village, as seen from the rectory. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest village in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' , with its own City Hall.
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Outside the City Hall (the building on the left), six of the seven inhabitants of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà's urban area. From left to right: Jordi, Maria, Ramon (the village Mayor), Mercè with her son Nil and her husband, Manel. The one missing is the little Raquel, the youngest inhabitant of this village. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Davant l'Ajuntament, sis dels set residents habituals del nucli urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. D'esquerra a dreta: Jordi, Maria, Ramon (alcalde del poble), Mercè amb el seu fill Nil i el seu marit Manel. Qui falta a la foto és la Raquel, de quatre anys, habitant més jove del municipi més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Outside the City Hall (the building on the left), some of the permanent inhabitants of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà's urban area as they chat in the early evening . From left to right: Ramon (the village Mayor), Raquel (4) and Nil (9) and their parents Mercè and Manel. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ Davant l'Ajuntament, alguns dels residents habituals del nucli urbà de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà fan la xerrada a última hora de la tarda. D'esquerra a dreta: Ramon (alcalde del poble), Raquel (4 anys) i Nil (9) amb els seus pares Mercè i Manel. Sant Jaume de Frontanyà és el municipi més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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From left to right: Teresa, Mercè (Teresa's daughter) and Manel (Mercè's husband), inside their traditional restaurant Ca l'Eloi (Eloi's Home) in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. This village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre' and with their own City Hall ------------------------------------ D'esquerra a dreta: Teresa, Mercè (filla de la Teresa) i Manel (marit de la Mercè), dins del seu restaurant Ca l'Eloi a Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, el poble més petit de Catalunya, amb només 7 residents habituals en el nucli urbà i ajuntament propi.
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Sant Jaume de Frontanyà's 11th Century Romanesque church, unique in Catalonia due to its 12-sided-dome (they usually have only 8).
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Nil (9) as he passes by Sant Jaume de Frontanyà's 11th Century Romanesque church, a unique one in Catalonia for having a 12-sides-dome (they usually have only 8). ------------------------------------ El Nil (9 anys) passa per davant de l'església de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, una construcció romànica del segle 11è única a Catalunya per tenir un cimbori de dotze cares (habitualment en tenen 8).
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Manel feeds his daughter Raquel (4) inside their traditional restaurant Ca l'Eloi (Eloi's Home) in Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. Raquel is the youngest inhabitant of Sant Jaume's urban centre, and the village is the smallest one in Catalonia, with only 7 people living permanently inside the 'urban centre', with its own City Hall.
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