Viladecans

Town in Catalonia, Spain

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

41°18′57″N 2°01′11″E / 41.31583°N 2.01972°E / 41.31583; 2.01972Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceBarcelonaComarcaBaix LlobregatGovernment • MayorCarles Ruiz Novella (2015)^[1]Area • Total20.4 km² (7.9 sq mi)Elevation18 m (59 ft)Population • Total66,168 • Density3,200/km² (8,400/sq mi)Websiteviladecans.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.

Demography

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

Notable residents

• Enrique Cortés Pes, Olympic baseball player
• Gervasio Deferr, Olympic gymnast; has lived in Viladecans; now lives in Rubí
• María Vasco, Olympic race walker

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See also

• CB Viladecans

References

• 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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