Viladecans (original) (raw)
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Town in Catalonia, Spain
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
| Viladecans | |
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| Municipality | |
 Town hall, Viladecans |
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 Flag Coat of arms |
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| Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°E / 41.31583; 2.01972 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Olga Morales Segura (2024-)[1] |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 66,168 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| Website | viladecans.cat |
Viladecans (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbiləðəˈkanz]) is a town near Barcelona, Spain. It is located between Sant Boi de Llobregat and Sant Climent de Llobregat, and is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between El Prat de Llobregat and Gavà. It has a hospital, which serves the surrounding towns.
Viladecans has 13 or 14 schools and 30 to 40 sport teams in football, basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics and other sports.
This is a table of Viladecans' population demography since 1900.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1194 | 2990 | 4294 | 24,483 | 45,071 | 64,077 |
Vueling and Level have Viladecans as their registered address.[4][5]
- Enrique Cortés Pes, Olympic baseball player
- Gervasio Deferr, Olympic gymnast; has lived in Viladecans; now lives in Rubí
- María Vasco, Olympic race walker
Viladecans
Riera
- ^ "Carles Ruiz deixa l'alcaldia de Viladecans després de 19 anys per assumir la presidència de Ferrocarrils". www.publico.es. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Viladecans". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Website conditions of use". Vueling. Retrieved 2025-03-14. [...]registered office is at Viladecans Business Park, Edif. Brasil, Carrer de Catalunya, 83, 08840, Viladecans (Barcelona),
- ^ "Legal disclaimer". Level. Retrieved 2025-03-14. registered address at Calle Catalunya, 83, 08840, Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain
- 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).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viladecans.
- Town hall web
- Government data pages (in Catalan)