Amer is a municipality in the comarca of la Selva in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. From 1895, Amer was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway, which was extended to Les Planes d'Hostoles in 1900, Sant Feliu de Pallerols in 1902 and Olot in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway. Villages Amer 1.897 Costa de Santa Brígida, la 53 Grup Solivent, 206 Lloret Salvatge, 3 Palou, 24 Sant Climent d'Amer, 35 Sant Genís, 0 Veïnat de la Jonquera, 21 Veïnat del Colomer, 7 Veïnat del Mont, 12 Notable people Carles Puigdemont, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia who impulsed a referendum on Catalan independence on 2017, was born in Amer in 1962. References Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament* Government data pages Municipalities in Selva