La Pobla de Claramunt
La Pobla de Claramunt | |
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 Avinguda Catalunya | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  La Pobla de Claramunt Location in Catalonia  La Pobla de Claramunt La Pobla de Claramunt (Spain) | |
| Coordinates:41°33′16″N1°40′47″E/ 41.55444°N 1.67972°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Anoia |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Santiago Broch Miquel (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.5 km2(7.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,177 |
| • Density | 120/km2(300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pobletà, pobletana |
| Website | www |
La Pobla de Claramunt(Catalan pronunciation:[ləˈpob.bləðəkləɾəˈmun]) is amunicipalityin thecomarcaof theAnoiainCatalonia, Spain.It is situated on the edge of theÒdena Basinat the entrance to theCapellades Gorge.The town is dominated byClaramunt castle,on a hilltop some 150 m above the modern settlement: the castle was, with Castellbell castle,one of the main points of control of access to theLlobregatvalley and hence toBarcelona. With neighbouringCapellades,La Pobla de Claramunt is an important centre forpapermanufacture. It is served by a station on theFGCrailway line R6 from Barcelona andMartorell toIgualadaand by the C-244 road from Igualada toVilafranca del Penedès.
Demography
[edit]| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 1074 | 1121 | 1049 | 1518 | 1685 | 2193 |
Subdivisions
[edit]Five outlying villages are included in the municipality of La Pobla de Claramunt (Populationsas of 2005):
- Els Vivencs (45)
- Barri de l'Estació (629)
- Les Garrigues (116)
- Els Masets (4)
- La Rata (50)
- El Xaró (155)
- Les Cases Noves
- Les Figueres
Transportation
[edit]Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.
References
[edit]- ^"Ajuntament de la Pobla de Claramunt".Generalitat of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-13.
- ^"El municipi en xifres: La Pobla de Claramunt".Statistical Institute of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-23.
- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989).Guia de Catalunya,Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya.ISBN84-87135-01-3(Spanish).ISBN84-87135-02-1(Catalan).
External links
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- Official website(in Catalan)
- Government data pages(in Catalan)
Places adjacent to La Pobla de Claramunt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Autoritat del Transport Metropolità Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya | ||||
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| Line R6 | ||||
| Barcelona (Plaça d'Espanya) |
↔ | La Pobla de Claramunt | ↔ | Igualada |
| International | |
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| National | |
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