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.
... of it is water. The total area is 25.44% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 800 people, 336 households, and 192 families residing in the town. ...