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Destruction of the old village by the 1982 flood

el Pont de Bar, Alt Urgell, Lleida

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Destruction of the old village by the 1982 flood

Historical milestone · el Pont de Bar, Alt Urgell, Lleida

The floods of November 1982 destroyed the old centre, wedged into the gorge of the Segre. The works on the new town, half a kilometre downstream and on higher ground, began in June 1985 and the inauguration came in July 1988.

1982-1988

Photo: Vinals (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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