Cerdanyola del Vallès

Cerdanyola del Vallès municipality
	Panorama of Cerdanyola from the Serra de Collserola, with Montserrat in the background
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Barcelona
Comarca :	Vallès Occidental
Coordinates	41 ° 30 ' N , 2 ° 9' E Coordinates: 41 ° 30 ' N , 2 ° 9' E
Height :	32 msnm
Area :	30.6 km²
Residents :	57,403 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	1,875.92 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number ( INE ):	08266
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Mayor :	Carles Escolà Sánchez ( EUiA )
Website :	www.cerdanyola.cat

Cerdanyola ( cat. [ Səɾðəˈɲɔɫə ðəɫ bəˈʎɛs ]) is a Catalan city about 17 km north of Barcelona in the Comarca Vallès Occidental and belongs to the metropolitan area Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona .

The ridge of the Serra de Collserola lies between the town and the Catalan capital . The place is at an average altitude of 32 m above sea level and has a population density of 1,919.84 inhabitants / km².

The correct name is Cerdanyola del Vallès , in Spanish it was Cerdañola del Vallés , previously also called Sardañola . Cerdanyola is home to an industrial park (Parc Tecnològic del Vallès) that includes large companies such as Epson España. The Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) is located in Cerdanyola .

Cerdanyola has 57,403 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). Every year a large international photography biennial and a blues festival, both with participation from all over the world, are held.

Cerdanyola was already populated under Roman rule 2000 years ago, there is an aqueduct from Roman times, an amphitheater and an ancient Roman trade route to Barcelona.

town hall
Roman aqueduct on the southern outskirts
Carrer Sant Ramon at night
railway station

Population development

year	Residents
1900	829
1930	3,026
1950	4,007
1970	19,945
1986	53,537
2000	52,778
2005	57.114
2015	57,413

proof

↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).

Web links

Commons : Cerdanyola del Vallès - Collection of images

[1] Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).