Sagàs (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈɣas]) is a small town and municipality located in Catalonia, in the comarca of Berguedà. It is located in the geographical area of the Pre-Pyrenees.
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Origins
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History
Before the arrival of the Romans, Sagàs was inhabited by the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe. In book XXXIV of Ab Urbe Condita, Livy refers to Segestica, "an important and opulent city" ("Segesticam [...] grauem atque opulentam ciuitatem"), which most likely corresponds to Sagàs. According to Livy, Cato the Elder ordered that the walls of all Iberian towns between the Ebro river and the Pyrenees be dismantled in order to avoid further uprisings. Only Segestica resisted, and had to be "reduced by works and engines". The importance of this city in ancient times may explain the large number of pre-Latin place names (la Quar, Olvan, Merlès) found in the area directly around Sagàs.
In medieval times, the first written reference to Sagàs appears in a document from 903, describing the consecration of the Church of Sant Andreu by the Bishop of Urgell at the request of the locals, who built the church, and a priest named Galindó. The church is described as being "in territorio Bergitanensi in locum vocitatum Sagasse" (In Bergan territory, at a place called Sagasse). The current church of Sant Andreu was built somewhat later, on the same site as the original church. Little remains of the original structure, but thirteen graves, the remnants of the original church's cemetery, have been unearthed inside the nave of the current church.
Though Sagàs originally was part of the County of Osona, in the 10th century it became part of the Berga, which was later incorporated into the Cerdanya. The Monastery of Sant Pere de la Portella (in the neighbouring municipality of La Quar) acquired much of Sagàs during the 11th century. For much of the Middle Ages, the town was ruled by the Barons of la Portella, though it eventually became part of the Barony of Pinós.
It seems Sagàs has always been a farming town, with little strategic importance, although a small castle (about three metres by six metres at the base) was built there between the tenth and twelfth centuries.
In 1994, Sagàs was ravaged by wildfires that burnt much of the comarques of Berguedà and Bages; much of the forest that once characterized the town was lost, and the town's farms were dealt a serious blow.
Monuments
Iglesia de Sant Andreu de Sagàs, de estilo románico, del siglo XI
Iglesia de Sant Martí de Biure, de estilo románico
Capilla de Santa Margarida, con elementos románicos, entre ellos el frontal del altar, conservado en el Museo Episcopal de Vic
Santuario de La Guardia: conserva una talla románica
What to visit
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Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- November: Fiesta patronal: San Martin (11)
What's on
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Puigcerdà - Montserrat (GR 4, 163.64 km)
•Sender Històric: Catalunya (GR 1, 400 km)
•Camí Ramader de Marina (CRdM, 230 km)
Services
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Famous people
•Pío Salvans Corominas
Town hall
Alcaldía: Silvia Triola Costa
Web oficial: http://www.sagas.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 69 km from Terrassa (about 49 min by car)
- 🚗 72 km from Sabadell (about 51 min by car)
- 🚗 96 km from Barcelona (about 68 min by car)
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- ✈️ 85 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 60 min by car)
- ✈️ 106 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 75 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 2.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 7.2 km away
- BBVA · 7.2 km away
- Banco Sabadell · 7.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Estació de Servei Lluçanès · 7.4 km away
- Repsol · 7.6 km away
- Nearest petrol station · 7.6 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador de les Heures · 4.5 km away
Buses
2 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Sagàs - Cruïlla La Guàrdia
Pharmacy and health
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Obituaries
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