Capçanes

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Capçanes

Total population

438

Elevation223 m

Land area22.5 km²

Coordinates41.10°, 0.78°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Capçanes is a Catalan village in the province of Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Priorat. It has a population of 444 .

History & geography

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

Geography

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

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

E

Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Cyprus

Queen of Cyprus

Eduardo B. Alentorn

Spanish sculptor (1855–1920)

Gregorio Lavilla

Spanish motorcycle racer

Pere Joan Barceló i Anguera

Spanish military personnel (1682-1743)

N

Nolasc del Molar

Spanish writer (1902–1983)

Neus Català Pallejà

Spanish politician (1915-2019)

J

José Sangenís

Spanish association football player

D

Daniel Rebull

Spanish trade unionist and politician (1889-1958)

C

Carles Jardí i Pinyol

Spanish writer and essayist

F

Francesc Vernet i Mateu

Spanish politician and cultural activist

J

Jaume Sirisi i Escoda

Spanish composer (1921-1999)

J

Joan-Baptista Rebull i Lluís

Spanish composer (1899-1974)

Josep Ribera i Sans

Spanish physician

L

Luis tráfico bru

politician (1894-1945)

M

Marçà-Giné

Spanish sculptor (1918-2006)

R

Raimond Aguiló i Bartolomé

Spanish poet and writer

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Els Guiamets
  1.6 mi away · pop. 249
• Marçà
  2.2 mi away · pop. 540
• Bellmunt del Priorat
  4.4 mi away · pop. 286
• Tivissa
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,163
• el Molar
  5.8 mi away · pop. 298
• Pratdip
  5.8 mi away · pop. 368
• Gratallops
  6.4 mi away · pop. 217
• Móra la Nova
  6.7 mi away · pop. 3,202
• l'Argentera
  7.1 mi away · pop. 131
• Garcia
  7.2 mi away · pop. 493
• Vilanova d'Escornalbou
  8.1 mi away · pop. 462
• Benissanet
  8.2 mi away · pop. 1,040

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

Blue-spot Hairstreak

Satyrium spini

Seen 2026-06-29

Black Banded Bee Fly

Hemipenthes morio

Seen 2026-06-29

Cleopatra Butterfly

Gonepteryx cleopatra

Seen 2026-06-24

Chlorophorus trifasciatus

Chlorophorus trifasciatus

Seen 2026-06-24

Scolia hirta

Scolia hirta

Seen 2026-06-24

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-24

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-06-24

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Seen 2026-06-24

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-24

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

Gallery

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

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