Mollet del Vallès
Mollet del Vallès municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | |
Province : | Barcelona | |
Comarca : | Vallès Oriental | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 32 ' N , 2 ° 13' E | |
Height : | 65 msnm | |
Area : | 10.8 km² | |
Residents : | 51,318 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 4,751.67 inhabitants / km² | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 08124 | |
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Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | |
Mayor : | Josep Monràs i Galindo | |
Website : | www.molletvalles.cat | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Mollet del Vallès is a Spanish city in the autonomous region of Catalonia . It is located in the Comarca Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona on the banks of the Besòs . The population is 51,318 (as of January 1, 2019).
Mollet is located on the historic road from Barcelona to Vic (Comarca Osona ) and was mainly characterized by agriculture. The industrialization that began at the end of the 19th century fundamentally changed the face of the city. Today it is framed by modern traffic routes.
The Romanesque church of Santa Maria de Gallecs is located on the northern city limits.
Population development
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Personalities
- Pol Lirola (born 1997), football player
Twin cities
- Rivoli , Italy
- Ravensburg , Germany
Web links
Commons : Mollet del Vallès - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mollet del Vallès in Catalan and Spanish
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).