Sant Joan Despí

Municipality of Sant Joan Despí
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Barcelona
Comarca :	Baix Llobregat
Coordinates	41 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 3 ′  E
Height :	10  msnm
Area :	5.58 km²
Residents :	34,123 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	6,115.23 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	08217
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Website :	www.sjdespi.com

Sant Joan Despí is a Catalan city ​​in the province of Barcelona in northeastern Spain . It is located in the Comarca Baix Llobregat and belongs to the metropolitan area Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona .

Culture and sights

The house "Torre de la Creu", by Josep Maria Jujol, in Sant Joan Despí

In the village there are a number of interesting modernist buildings, including the Catalan architect Josep Maria Jujol (1879-1949), who was a student of Antoni Gaudí . Particularly noteworthy are the former town hall, which today houses the Center Jujol , and an interesting dome structure near the train station.

In addition, there is also the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper , the sports center of FC Barcelona .

sons and daughters of the town

• Pablo Maffeo (born 1997), football player

Web links

Commons : Sant Joan Despí  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information from the Generalitat de Catalunya on Sant Joan Despí

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).