Les Franqueses del Vallès
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| Les Franqueses del Vallès | |
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 Les Franqueses del Vallès
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| Coordinates: 41°37′08″N 2°17′53″E / 41.61889°N 2.29806°ECoordinates: 41°37′08″N 2°17′53″E / 41.61889°N 2.29806°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Vallès Oriental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Esteve Ribalta i Sánchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 16,325 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Franquesí, franquesina |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Les Franqueses del Vallès [ɫəs fɾəŋˈkɛsəz ðəɫ βəˈʎɛs], Spanish: Las Franquesas del Vallés [las fɾaŋˈkesaz ðel βaˈʎes], is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It lies to the north of Granollers, the largest city in the comarca. The municipality covers an area of 29.1 km², and has about 16,000 inhabitants.
It is divided into five neighbourhoods: Bellavista, Corró d'Amunt, Corró d'Avall, Llerona and Marata.
Demography [edit]
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 1,888 | 2,118 | 2,247 | 5,539 | n/a | 16,325 |
References [edit]
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-02-1
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- Official website (Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
- Grafix Gestió Informàtica (Catalan)
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