Alt Urgell: Alàs i Cerc, Arsèguel, Bassella, Cabó, Cava, Coll de Nargó, Estamariu, Fígols i Alinyà, Josa i Tuixent, Montferrer i Castellbó, Oliana, Organyà, Peramola, Pont de Bar, Ribera d’Urgellet, la Seu d’Urgell, Valls d’Aguilar

Alt Urgell: Alàs i Cerc, Arsèguel, Bassella, Cabó, Cava, Coll de Nargó, Estamariu, Fígols 

i Alinyà, Josa i Tuixent, Montferrer i Castellbó, Oliana, Organyà, Peramola, Pont de Bar, 

Ribera d’Urgellet, la Seu d’Urgell, Valls d’Aguilar, Valls de Valira and La Vansa i Fórnols.

Cerdanya: Alp, Bellver de Cerdanya, Bolvir, Das, Fontanals de Cerdanya, Ger, Guils de 

Cerdanya, Isòvol, Lles de Cerdanya, Llívia, Meranges, Montellà i Martinet, Prats i Sansor, 

Prullans, Puigcerdà, Riu de Cerdanya and Urús.

Consorci GAL Alt Urgell – Cerdanya

Area:  

1.994,20 km

2 

Population:  

38.941 inhabitants 

Population density:  

19,53 inhab./km

2

Number of municipalities:  

36 municipalities

Santa Maria de Talló- Talló, Bellver de Cerdanya 

(Cerdanya Regional Council)

The territory

Consorci GAL Alt Urgell-Cerdanya works in Alt Urgell and Cerdanya regions. They are 

rural and mountainous territories, which have a great natural and landscape value, and are 

integrated within the area of 

High Pyrenees and Aran. The orography of the land is complex 

and irregular. It is shaped from the main

 Segre valley and its lateral valleys, with plains at the 

bottom of the valley and summits of up to 2.900 metres. 

These orographic distinctive features configure territorial differences between the munici-

palities located at the top of the valleys, with complex communications, scarce population, 

important dispersion of population centres and a lack of economic and activity dynamism. At 

the same time, at the bottom of the valleys is where most of plain areas and communication 

axes are concentrated and most of population and activity is also hosted.

The territory is configured by vast forestry areas and an agrarian landscape shaped by hay 

meadows and pastures. Agriculture and livestock activities are in regression, and especially in 

Cerdanya region in recent years there has been an important urban increase of second homes 

and facilities linked to ski and snow sports. This fact, together with the proximity to 

Andorra, 

has considerably determined the socioeconomic evolution of the territory.

The strategy

The strategy has as a main goal the integral development of 

Alt Urgell and Cerdanya, from 

their endogenous resources, specially, livestock, agrarian and forest and those elements that 

define their territorial identity.

Action lines are articulated in nine axes in order to reach this main goal. Firstly, the promotion 

of entrepreneurship and creation of employment; especially when it is based on local possi-

bilities and resources. 

Consortium considers it essential to work for the return and employ-

ment of rural youth; by promoting the link between them and their birthplace as a social and 

intellectual recapitalization. Another line of action is to promote innovation and knowledge 

transfer in the business sector, and encourage those projects which offer an added value in 

this sense.

With the purpose of assuring a balanced territorial development, special emphasis will be 

focused on the invigoration of top valley villages, by encouraging projects generated in this 

area. In the same direction, small scale and local economy is going to be promoted, with those 

initiatives that include intersectorial cooperation and creation of synergies. In the same way, 

links between public institutions, private entities and all the agents involved in the territorial 

development will be promoted with the goal of encouraging a collaborative culture, which 

strengthens the social and economic revitalization.

Finally, and as a cross-cutting aspect, 

Consortium is willing to promote the application of so-

cial and environmental responsibility measures both in its cooperation projects and in busi- 

ness initiatives. Participatory culture will also be promoted, in order to assure the strategy to 

be developed according to the interests expressed by the citizenship. Finally, 

Consortium will 

be responsible of guaranteeing a sensitive relationship with the natural resources. That will 

help to have an impact on the mitigation of the climate change, by using measures that inclu-

de the reduction of demands of goods and services that generate emissions, the promotion of 

energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies. 

Cooperation interests

• 

Entrepreneurship, business and creation of employment

• 

Technological and business innovation

• 

Territorial development of mountainous regions

• 

Return and employment of youth in rural areas 

• 

Efficient use of natural resources, energy efficiency and mitigation of climate change

Contact details

Office 

Consorci GAL Alt Urgell-Cerdanya

Pg.  Joan Brudieu, 15

25700 La Seu d’Urgell  

Phone  [phone]

https://leaderalturgellcerdanya. 

wodpress.com 

[e-mail] 

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facebook.com/gal.alturgellcerdanya

            

               

Village of Ars- Valira valleys (Alt Urgell Regional 

Council)

Cadí range, between Alt Urgell and Cerdanya (Alt 

Urgell Regional Council)