Cardedeu

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Cardedeu

Total population

18,707

Elevation193 m

Land area12.1 km²

Coordinates41.64°, 2.36°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cardedeu is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is near Granollers, the capital of Vallès Oriental, and it is placed between Serralada Litoral and Montseny.

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

Sergi Barjuan

Spanish footballer

M

Marc de Vilalba

Spanish politician

Antonio Hidalgo

Spanish footballer

María Ana Mogas Fontcuberta

Spanish religious (1827-1886)

Marc Bernabé

Spanish writer

M

Miqui Puig

Spanish singer and musician

Olga García

Spanish association footballer

E

Ernest Benito Serra

Spanish politician

Esteve Albert i Corp

Spanish poet

Joan de Canyamars

J

Josep Aymerich i Cortillas

Spanish politician

J

Josep Serra i Llimona

Spanish painter

M

Manuel de Fluvià i Borràs

Spanish composer (1866-1898)

Marcel Artiaga i Valls

Spanish educationist and composer

Oriol Mena i Valdearcos

R

Romà Planas i Miró

politician

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Cànoves
  3.8 mi away · pop. 368
• Montseny
  8.6 mi away · pop. 113
• el Brull
  12.6 mi away · pop. 187
• Seva
  14.2 mi away · pop. 2,378
• Moià
  18 mi away · pop. 5,865
• Mura
  20 mi away · pop. 183
• Riudarenes
  22.5 mi away · pop. 1,418
• Avinyó
  25.2 mi away · pop. 2,165
• el Pont de Vilomara
  25.3 mi away · pop. 2,817
• Caldes de Malavella
  27.2 mi away · pop. 3,724
• Olost
  27.5 mi away · pop. 974
• Aiguaviva
  29.5 mi away · pop. 376

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

Common Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Seen 2026-07-04

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-07-03

Striped Hawkmoth

Hyles livornica

Seen 2026-07-03

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-07-03

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-07-03

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-07-03

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-07-03

Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster scutellaris

Seen 2026-07-03

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-07-02

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