Casa Cumons

Casa Cumons is a ruined farmhouse (masia) in the abandoned hamlet of El Meüll, within the municipality of Castell de Mur, in the Pallars Jussà comarca, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain.

Where exactly is Casa Cumons?

The building stands at roughly 892 metres above sea level, in the western part of the former municipality of Mur, hemmed in by ravines and valleys — including the barranc del Meüll and barranc d'Eloi. Plentiful springs once made the area attractive for the scattered farmstead settlement pattern typical of this stretch of the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees. Today it's a quiet, isolated spot, visited mainly by hikers tracing the remains of the region's old mountain settlements.

What is El Meüll, the hamlet Casa Cumons belongs to?

El Meüll was never a single compact village but a cluster of individual farmsteads scattered across the surrounding valleys — alongside Casa Cumons, these included Casa Farmicó, Sellamana and Mas de Condó. The settlement's main nucleus sits at around 956 metres of altitude. Since 2007, El Meüll has officially been classified as depopulated: only a handful of people still live there, and most of the original houses, Casa Cumons among them, now stand in ruins. It's a fate shared by many mountain hamlets in this part of the Pyrenees, abandoned in the second half of the 20th century as residents moved to the cities.

How do you get to Casa Cumons?

Access runs through the village of Fígols de Tremp, from where the Camí del Meüll footpath climbs toward the hamlet and its scattered farmsteads. This is classic terrain for anyone drawn to hiking through the Pyrenees' deserted villages — there's no tourist infrastructure on site, so a map, good preparation and solid route-finding are essential, especially outside the summer months.

What else is worth knowing about the area — Castell de Mur and Pallars Jussà?

The municipality of Castell de Mur was formed by merging two former municipalities, Guàrdia de Tremp and Mur, and takes its name from the medieval Castell de Mur, one of the region's best-known landmarks. The whole area lies within Pallars Jussà, a comarca in the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees known for its rugged mountain scenery, the Congost de Mont-rebei gorge, the Montsec massif and the Sant Antoni reservoir. It's a landscape favoured by hikers, by stargazers — Montsec is renowned for some of the darkest night skies in Europe — and by anyone curious about the many abandoned Pyrenean hamlets scattered across the comarca.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you stay overnight at Casa Cumons? No — it's an abandoned, ruined farm building with no lodging function. It serves only as a point along hiking routes for visitors interested in the Pyrenees' deserted settlements.

Where's the best place to start a visit to Casa Cumons? Fígols de Tremp is the natural starting point, with the Camí del Meüll footpath leading on toward El Meüll and its scattered farmsteads, including Casa Cumons.

Is the area around Casa Cumons worth visiting? Yes — for hikers and anyone interested in the history of mountain settlement, the surroundings showcase the scattered farmstead pattern typical of the Pyrenees, set against the raw natural landscape of Pallars Jussà.

Which municipality does Casa Cumons belong to? It belongs to the municipality of Castell de Mur, in the Pallars Jussà comarca, Lleida province, Catalonia.