Barberà del Vallès

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Barberà del Vallès
Santa María de Barbará
Municipality
Church of Santa Maria de Barberà
Church of Santa Maria de Barberà
Flag of Barberà del Vallès
Flag
Coat of arms of Barberà del Vallès
Coat of arms
Barberà del Vallès is located in Province of Barcelona
Barberà del Vallès
Barberà del Vallès
Location in Catalonia
Barberà del Vallès is located in Spain
Barberà del Vallès
Barberà del Vallès
Barberà del Vallès (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°30′59″N 2°07′28″E / 41.51639°N 2.12444°E / 41.51639; 2.12444
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaVallès Occidental
Government
 • MayorXavier Garcés (2019) [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total32,839
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
DemonymBarberenc
Websitewww.bdv.cat

Barberà del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [bəɾβəˈɾa ðəl βəˈʎɛs]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Ripoll river to the south of Sabadell, about 17 kilometers from Barcelona. It's integrated in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.

Present[edit]

Barberà del Vallès is a city of more than 30,000 people. In the industrial field, it is one of the main cities of the region of Western Valley (Vallés Occidental), with a clear division between the urban and industrial area. The population of the city, enlarged by the internal migration movements in the Spain of the sixties, is varied and promotes cultural and folkloric associations. This can be seen in the April Fair (Feria de Abril), held until the 1980s in Barberà del Vallès, until economic reasons moved it to other locations in the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Barbera in 1985 celebrated its millennium, which coincided with the opening of the Millennium Square in the vicinity of La Romànica, with balconies to Ripoll river and its riverside park.

Demography[edit]

Years 1900 1930 1960 1970 1990 1995 2010 2015
Population 780 1638 2.662 8378 31370 24.682 31.688 32.545

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Barberà del Vallès". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Barberà del Vallès". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ 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. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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