Abrera

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Abrera

Total population

9,579

Air quality index

25Good

Elevation105 m

Land area19.9 km²

Coordinates41.52°, 1.90°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Abrera is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Llobregat river, to the south-east of Montserrat, on the main A2 road between Barcelona and Lleida. The municipality is served by the FGC railway line from Martorell to Manresa: the S4 and R5 services stop at the station.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Anna Lizaran

Catalan actress (1944–2013)

J

Josep Moratalla

Spanish footballer

Cristian Lobato

Spanish footballer

J

Jordi Lardín

Spanish footballer

Amadeu Vives i Roig

Spanish–Catalan composer, writer and impresario (1871-1932)

Lluís Llongueras Batlle

Spanish hairdresser and businessperson

M

Mariano Ortega

Spanish handball player

C

Cristóbal Cascante i Colom

Spanish architect (1851-1889)

David Navarro Brugal

Spanish basketball player

Manuel Jorba i Jorba

Catalan historian, professor and literary historian

S

Swami Shilananda

Spanish Jesuit missionary (born 1925)

Biel Durán

Catalan actor

Jordi Llavina i Murgadas

Spanish writer, poet and art critic

R

Ramon Oller i Martínez

Spanish dancer and choreographer

C

Camil Vives i Roig

F

Francesc Espriu i Puigdollers

Spanish painter (1916-2008)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Gelida
  5.6 mi away · pop. 6,453
• Piera
  7.7 mi away · pop. 7,790
• la Palma de Cervelló
  8 mi away · pop. 1,309
• Vallbona d'Anoia
  10 mi away · pop. 1,420
• Castellolí
  11.9 mi away · pop. 405
• el Pont de Vilomara
  12.9 mi away · pop. 2,817
• Mura
  13.3 mi away · pop. 183
• Òdena
  14.8 mi away · pop. 1,400
• les Cabanyes
  14.9 mi away · pop. 1,046
• Olivella
  15 mi away · pop. 59
• Santa Margarida de Montbui
  15.7 mi away · pop. 9,710
• Rajadell
  17.9 mi away · pop. 141

Browse all places in Catalonia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Great Tit

Parus major

Seen 2026-07-04

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

Seen 2026-07-04

Idaea mustelata

Idaea mustelata

Seen 2026-07-03

Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus

Carpocoris mediterraneus atlanticus

Seen 2026-07-03

Chlorophorus trifasciatus

Chlorophorus trifasciatus

Seen 2026-07-03

Staria lunata

Staria lunata

Seen 2026-07-03

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-07-03

Stenopterus ater

Stenopterus ater

Seen 2026-07-03

Spanish Broom

Spartium junceum

Seen 2026-07-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Abrera, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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