Pallejà

Pallejà (Catalan pronunciation: [pəʎəˈʒa]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road. The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the station is served by the FGC services R5/R50, R6, S4 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress; it currently houses a library.

Pallejà
Municipality
Castell de Pallejà
Castell de Pallejà
Coat of arms of Pallejà
Coat of arms
Pallejà is located in Province of Barcelona
Pallejà
Pallejà
Location in Catalonia
Pallejà is located in Spain
Pallejà
Pallejà
Pallejà (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°25′27″N 1°59′52″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBaix Llobregat
Government
 • MayorAscensión Ratia Checa (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total11,486
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Websitepalleja.cat

Demography
1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2005
656 1022 1065 4081 5919 10339

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Pallejà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Pallejà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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