It was reconquered from the Moors by El Cid in 1071.
The local Ribagorçan dialect is a variant of Catalan, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese.
... (1.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 5,013 people, 1,455 households, and 1,223 ...