Riudecanyes

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Riudecanyes municipality
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Riudecanyes (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : CataloniaCatalonia Catalonia
Province : Tarragona
Comarca : Baix Camp
Coordinates 41 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 58 ′  E
Height : 195  msnm
Area : 17.05 km²
Residents : 1,124 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 65.92 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 43771
Municipality number  ( INE ): 43127
Location of the municipality
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Riudecanyes is a Spanish village in the hinterland of Reus , which is mainly characterized by agriculture. Several hundred people live in Riudecanyes. Olive plantations dominate the landscape, interrupted by a reservoir, which also supplies Reus with water. In the village, the local agricultural cooperative sells local produce (mainly olives and olive oil).

Above Riudecanyes is the Castell Monestir d'Escornalbou , an abandoned monastery from the 13th century that was converted into a villa at the beginning of the 20th century.

Riudecanyes is part of the Baix Camp district .

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Web links

Commons : Riudecanyes  - 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).