Castelldefels

Castelldefels

Spanish city


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time_zone = CET (GMT +1)
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native_language = Catalan
community = Catalonia
community_link = Catalonia
province = Barcelona
province_link = Barcelona
comarca = Baix Llobregat
comarca_link = Baix Llobregat
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mayor = Antonio Padilla i Reche
political_party = PSC
political_party_link = Socialists' Party of Catalonia
area = 13
altitude = 3
population = 58,663
date-population = 2006
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density = 4,362.92
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website = http://www.castelldefels.org/
postal_code = 08860
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Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.

It is located just to the north of the massís del Garraf and is the last town on the coast before the comarca of Garraf.

Transport links include two stations (Castelldefels and Platja de Castelldefels) on RENFE line C2 from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Maçanet-Massanes via Barcelona, bus routes to Barcelona (L94, L95, L97) and Sant Boi de Llobregat (L96), as well as an urban bus route connecting the rest of the town (CF1), the C-32 motorway and the C-31 and C-245 dual carriageways. The FGC is also due to be extended to the town. The town is famous for its long beach. During the summer, many people from Barcelona and the countryside visit it.

Nearby towns include Gavà, Viladecans, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sitges and el Prat de Llobregat.

The Olympic canal built for the 1992 Summer Olympics is in the town. The town also the location of the British School of Barcelona.

Since 1979, the town has been governed by a PSC mayor.

Demography

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pop_1900=289
pop_1930=797
pop_1950=2039
pop_1970=13,219
pop_1986=27,932
pop_2003=52,405
pop_latest=56,718
latest_year=2005

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). "Guia de Catalunya", Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

* [http://www.castelldefels.org/ Official site] (in Catalan and Spanish)
* [http://www.castelldefels.com/ Informative website since 1.996] (in Catalan and Spanish English and French)
* [http://www.castefa.es/ Website of a local PP (Partido Popular) politician]
* [http://webcam.escolagarbi.com/ Webcam de la playa de Castelldefels]
* [http://www.acastelldefels.com/ Unofficial town website of business companies]
* [http://www.poblesdecatalunya.cat/municipi.php?m=080569 Artistic and historical buildings in Castelldefels] (in Catalan)
* [http://www.manteka.com/castelldefels/ Castelldefels Asteroid]


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