Palafolls

Palafolls parish
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Barcelona
Comarca :	Maresme
Coordinates	41 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 45 ′  E
Height :	16  msnm
Area :	16.42 km²
Residents :	9,405 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	572.78 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	08155
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Mayor :	Valentí Agustí i Bassa
Website :	www.palafolls.net

Palafolls castle ruins

Palafolls is a Catalan town in the province of Barcelona in northeastern Spain .

geography

Palafolls is in the Comarca of Maresme . A large part of the district is covered by forests ( oak , pine , sweet chestnut ). Over 25% of the district is used for agriculture, especially for growing potatoes, vegetables and fruit.

From 1950 onwards, due to the high level of immigration, the population rose sharply from just over 1,000, and later continuously to 9,405 (as of January 1, 2019).

Buildings

The ruins of the palace of Palafolls , seat of the barony of the same name , rise on a small mountain range.

The Japanese architect Arata Isozaki planned the Palafolls sports complex in 1987 , which was inaugurated in 1996.

Town twinning

•  Ax-les-Thermes (France)

Web links

Commons : Palafolls  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information from the Generalitat de Catalunya on Palafolls

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).