Sant Celoni

Sant Celoni
Municipality
Plaça de la Vila in Sant Celoni
Coat airms
Sant Celoni Location in Catalonie
Coordinates:41°41′24″N2°29′24″E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Govrenment
•Mayor	Francesc Deulofeu Fontanillas
Area
• Total	64.4 km2(24.9 sq mi)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	17,076
• Density	259.94/km2(673.2/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Celoní, celonina
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Website	www.santceloni.cat

Sant Celoni(Catalan pronunciation:[ˈsan səˈɫɔni]) is amunicipalityin thecomarcao theVallès OrientalinCatalonie,Spain.It is situate in the glen o the Tordera river atween the ranges oMontsenyan Montnegre. The main pairt o the toun is on the left bank o the river. The umwhile municipalities oMontnegreanOlzinellesnou shape pairt o the municipality o Sant Celoni, whilk is the mucklest in thecomarcain terms o aurie. The municipality is servit bi theAP-7 Motorwayan the C-251 road, as weel as bi a station on theRENFErailwey line atweenBarcelonaanGirona.

History

The toun o Sant Celoni wis namit efter chapel biggit thareby the 11t hunderyear at the fuit o the river Pertegàs. Sant Celoni is frae the LaitinSanctum CeledoniumanSancti Celedonii,whilk refers taeSaunt Celedonius.Thare hae been mony variations on the name throu the hunderyears:Sancti Celidonia, Sant Celdoni, Sent Salony, Sanseloni, San Celoni.

Francesc Sabaté Llopartwis killt in Sant Celoni in 1960.

Economy

The agricultural sector haes suffered a setback an a loss o importance ower the years. The anerly fermin reduces the crap o cereals an fodder.

The industry wis caipitalisit on the economic growthe o the San Celoni. The chemical industry haes a strang presence in the toun. Thare are a muckle nummer o industries in the metal an electronics that hae experiencit strang growthe in recent years. The heich rate o business growthe in the aurie haes encouragit the development o new industrial estates, whilk in turn hae led tae the advent o industries that wur no oreeginally in the territory.

The construction haes a strang presence in the aurie, whilk haes experiencit vera significant growthe in recent years.

Sant Celoni remains a important an modren centre o tred an aw, complete wi attractive weekly mercat on Wadensday, attracts mony fowk frae the surroondin aurie. In addeetion, it haes recently biggit a shoppin centre wi cinemas, bars an restaurants, pubs, supermercat, an shops.

In 2001, anly 1.4% o the population wis employed in agricultur, 11.1% in construction, 30.5% in industry an whit is mair important is the services wi 57%.

Demografie

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2012
3,301	4,192	4,923	9,325	11,275	17,076

Communications

The toun o Sant Celoni haes guid communication links. TheAP-7motorwey, theC-35trunk road, an a railwey link Sant Celoni tae the rest o Catalonie an Fraunce. Thare is a raisonable bus netwirk an aw.

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(Spaingie).ISBN 84-87135-02-1(Catalan).

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid(in Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de CatalunyaArchived2007-09-29 at theWayback Machine(in Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya(in Catalan)