title: Ribes de Freser
text: # Ribes de Freser
  
  Ribes de Freser (Catalan pronunciation:) is a municipality in the comarca of the Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia. It is situated at the confluence of the Freser, Rigard and Segadell rivers, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Ripoll. It is known for its mineral water, paper manufacture and milk products, and is also an important tourist centre. A rack railway runs from the town to Queralbs and to the shrine of Núria, through the Vall de Núria. The town is on the communication route from Barcelona to Puigcerdà (N-152 road and RENFE railway line).
  
  The natural mineral water Aigua de Ribes comes from the spring located in Ribas de Freser, Girona, Spain where it is also bottled.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1699 | 2965 | 3564 | 3133 | 2627 | 2044 |
  