El Port de la Selva

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El Port de la Selva municipality
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Coat of arms of El Port de la Selva
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Catalonia
Province : Girona
Comarca : Alt Empordà
Coordinates 42 ° 20 ′  N , 3 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′  N , 3 ° 12 ′  E
Height : 12  msnm
Area : 42 km²
Residents : 970 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 23.1 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ): 17140
administration
Official language : Castilian , Catalan
Mayor : Josep Maria Cervera
Website : www.elportdelaselva.cat

El Port de la Selva [ əɫ ˈpɔr ðə ɫə sɛɫβə ] is a coastal town with 970 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the autonomous region of Catalonia ( Spain ). The municipality is located on the Golfe du Lion on the Costa Brava on the border with the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus .

Population development

Population development
year Residents
1900 1441
1930 1050
1950 901
1970 958
1986 768
2001 760
2006 908
2010 993

Attractions

Within the municipal boundaries of El Port de la Selva are the following culturally and historically significant sights:

gallery

  • The bay of El Port de la Selva

  • Castell Sant Salvador de Verdera

  • Santa Helena de Rodes church

  • Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery

Web links

Valley view of El Port de la Selva
Commons : El Port de la Selva  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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).
  2. ↑ El Port de la Selva. In: poblesdecatalunya.cat