Guissona is a town and
municipality located in the North of the
comarca (
county) of
Segarra, in the province of
Lleida,
Catalonia, Spain. With 6,145 inhabitants (2010 census) Guissona (5,170 inhabitants in 2010) is the principal municipality in the Northern half of Segarra and the second most populated in the county after
Cervera (9,328 inhabitants in 2009). In addition to the
populated place of Guissona, the municipality integrates the smaller place of Guarda-si-venes (31 inhabitants in 2007). The municipality is split into two parts, the bigger eastern part containing almost all the population.