Hello all

The process of dividing a parcela is known as segregación, and is carried out by the DARP, the Generalitat's agriculture dept.

In theory, and as far as I understand it:

- If your land is irrigated (regadio), you need a minimum of 2 hectares, which you can split into two new one-hectare parcels.
- If it is non-irrigated (secano), you need a minimum of 8 hectares.
- If it is forest land or similar (pinar, bosque, matorral) you need a minimum of 25 hectares.

If you have say, a finca made up of 4 hectares of non-irrigated land and one hectare of irrigated land, you can split the two.

However there appear to be numerous exceptions (such as when a finca is split by a track etc) and I'm often surprised at what people manage to split -- you really need to get an appointment with the agriculture dept and present your case.

I have been along several times as an interpreter, and none of their staff appear to speak English...

http://www.gencat.net/darp/c/departam/adreces/adre03.htm has a list of DARP addresses. You will need to take a plan of your finca.

Hope this helps

AgentX