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| Coordinates:42°12′47″N1°19′44″E / 42.21306°N 1.32889°E /42.21306; 1.32889 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Alt Urgell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cel·lestí Vilà Betriu (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 811 |
| • Density | 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ganxo, Ganxa Organyès, organyesa Organyenc, organyenca |
| Website | organya |
Organyà (Catalan pronunciation:[oɾɣaˈɲa]) is amunicipality in thecomarca of theAlt Urgell inCatalonia. It is situated on the right bank of theSegre river below the Trespons gorge, and is served by the C-14 road betweenPonts andLa Seu d'Urgell. There is a monument to theHomilies d'Organyà, a 12th or 13th century collection ofsermons which is the oldest literary text in theCatalan language to survive in its entirety, discovered in the town in 1904. It has a population of 811 (register office, 2024) 
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Organyà is the birthplace ofRosa Florentina Eroles (1815-1864), the mother ofFrancis Ysidro Edgeworth.[1]
The municipality surrounds anexclave ofCabó.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 1002 | 1036 | 1087 | 1142 | 1079 | 959 |
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