page_title: Vegueria
section_title: Current proposals
hierarchical_section_title: Vegueria / Attempts to reinstate vegueries in Catalonia in modern times / Current proposals
context_page_description: The vegueria was the feudal administrative territorial jurisdiction of the Principality of Catalonia during the Middle Ages and into the Modern Era until the Nueva Planta decrees of 1716. The vegueria was headed by a veguer and its office was called a vigeriate.
  Vegueries were also in place during the Crown of Aragon dominion of Sardinia, and –briefly– during the same in the Duchy of Athens.
context_section_description: When Franco died and Spain returned to a democratic system, the Spanish regions entered a process of intense devolution, from the central government, but also internally. In Catalonia, the comarcas were reinstated in 1987, although the veguerias have yet to be formally reclaimed.
  Under the 2006 Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, the four diputacions provincials (provincial government of the provinces) which make up Catalonia are to be superseded by seven consells de vegueries (veguerial government), which will also take over many of the functions of the comarques. As of May 2011, the final boundaries of the new vegueries have not been formally approved. They were expected to be similar to the 9 regions of the Republican Generalitat, as follows:
  Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona: former 1st region, Alt Penedès and Garraf.
  Alt Pirineu: former 9th region and Cerdanya, without Val d'Aran.
  Camp de Tarragona: former 3rd region and 4th region.
  Comarques Centrals: former 7th region and Osona. The proposed boundaries of this vegueria are contested by some.
  Comarques Gironines: former 2nd and Ripollès. Also contested.
  Ponent or Lleida: former 8th region.
  Terres de l'Ebre: former 5th region and Ribera d'Ebre.
  Some associations and town councils involved have asked for a Penedès vegueria to be created, as it was in the past (13th century — 1716). This would include the Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès, Garraf and Anoia, comarcas which the current proposal split between the Àmbit metropolità, Camp de Tarragona and Comarques Centrals. The city of Tarragona asks the government and the parliament to use the historical and official name Vegueria of Tarragona, used between the 13th century and 1716.
  The previous Catalan regional government (2006–2010) hinted plans to formally re-establish the vegueries in 2011 and use them as the "building blocks" of the region.
  However, the 2010 Catalan regional election produced a new legislature which has put these plans on hold.
caption: Catalan regional plan 1995, used as the basis for different vegueries projects.   Àmbit metropolità  Alt Pirineu i Aran  Tarragona  Comarques Centrals  Comarques Gironines  Ponent  Terres de l'Ebre