Fígols
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Fígols (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈfiɣuls]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north of Cercs, in the mountains above the Llobregat valley. Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially. Nearby is the Cercs Mine Museum. The guerrilla leader Ramon Vila Capdevila - last of the Spanish Maquis, who held out from the end of the Spanish Civil War until being killed in 1963 - is buried in Fígols. On 15 July 2000, a plaque was placed at the burial site of Vila which reads Here lie the remains of Ramon Vila Capdevila. Militant of the CNT and the last of the Catalan anarchist maquis, he was involved in the proclamation of libertarian communism (1932), the civil war (1936-39), and the French Resistance (1939-45) and, for a further 18 years, the fight against Francoism. In memory of him and of all who gave their lives for freedom and the anarchist ideal.
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Origins
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History
Fígols (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈfiɣuls]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north of Cercs, in the mountains above the Llobregat valley.
Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially.
Nearby is the Cercs Mine Museum.
The guerrilla leader Ramon Vila Capdevila - last of the Spanish Maquis, who held out from the end of the Spanish Civil War until being killed in 1963 - is buried in Fígols. On 15 July 2000, a plaque was placed at the burial site of Vila which reads
Here lie the remains of Ramon Vila Capdevila. Militant of the CNT and the last of the Catalan anarchist maquis, he was involved in the proclamation of libertarian communism (1932), the civil war (1936-39), and the French Resistance (1939-45) and, for a further 18 years, the fight against Francoism. In memory of him and of all who gave their lives for freedom and the anarchist ideal.
Monuments
Iglesia de Santa Cecilia, de estilo románico
What to visit
•Museu de les mines de Cercs
•Campanar de Vallcebre
Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- November: Fiesta patronal: Santa Cecilia (22)
What's on
Street market
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Circular de Borredà (GR-241, 59.46 km)
•Pels Cingles de Vallcebre (PR-C 128)
•Sender de Sant Corneli (PR-C 73, 35.8 km)
•Sender de la Nou de Berguedà (PR-C 199, 37 km)
•El Camí IT1TR4 El Camí Capçaler: de Salzes a Balaguer (CC-C)
•Camí de Picasso (CdP, 58 km)
•Camí dels bons homes - Catalunya (GR 107)
•GR 270 Camí del Llobregat - Etapa 3 (GR 270, 23.7 km)
•GR 270 Camí del Llobregat - Etapa 2 (GR 270, 15.4 km)
Services
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Famous people
•Josep Mateo Gil, ciclista español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Otger Calduch Márquez
Web oficial: http://figols.cat
Town hall of Fígols
Alcaldía: Otger Calduch Márquez Web oficial: http://figols.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 88 km from Terrassa (about 62 min by car)
- 🚗 92 km from Sabadell (about 65 min by car)
- 🚗 117 km from Barcelona (about 83 min by car)
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- ✈️ 103 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 73 min by car)
- ✈️ 125 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 88 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 1.1 km away
- Where to park · 1.1 km away
- Where to park · 1.4 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 3.6 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 3.6 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 6.8 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Àrea de Servei de La Rodonella · 2.9 km away
- Àrea de Servei de La Rodonella · 2.9 km away
- ESTACIO SERRA CADI S.L. · 5.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Grau del Sastre · 0.7 km away
- Grau de la Canaleta · 0.7 km away
- Pla de la Barrumba Oest · 0.8 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador de Vallcebre · 3.4 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.5 km away
- Cap Deig · 4.3 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Where to swim · 2.8 km away
- Where to swim · 2.9 km away
- Where to swim · 3 km away
Buses
7 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Vallcebre
•La Rodonella
•Sant Corneli
•Sant Josep
•Fumanya
•Fígols
Pharmacy and health
•Consultori local de Vallcebre
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Obituaries
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