Cerdanyola del Vallès

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Cerdanyola del Vallès

Total population

55,042

Elevation82 m

Land area30.6 km²

Coordinates41.49°, 2.14°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cerdanyola del Vallès is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Collserola ridge. The town is served by the A-7 and C-58 motorways, the N-150 road and the Renfe railway commuter lines R4 and R7. It is well known as the site of the main campus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and hosts the ALBA (synchrotron) located in the Barcelona Synchrotron Park.

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

Agustí Chalaux i de Subirà

Catalan intellectual (1911-2006)

Rafael Bardem

Spanish actor (1889–1972)

X

Xavier Serrat i Crespo

Spanish actor and theatre director

P

Pere Tomich

Spanish historian

J

Josep Rovira

Spanish politician (1902–1968)

Joan Ridao i Martín

Spanish politician

X

Xavier Capellas

Spanish composer

J

Joaquín Hernández Hernández

Spanish bicycle racer

J

Juan Profundo

M

Manuel Collado Álvarez

Spanish actor

R

Roberto García Blanes

Spanish politician

Jordi Torres

Spanish motorcycle racer

Joan Manuel Tresserras i Gaju

Spanish professor and politician

Enric Majó

Catalan actor

F

Francesc Busquets i Mitjans

Spanish military personnel (1672-1734)

D

Didac Salas

Spanish male pole vaulter

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Santa Maria de Martorelles
  6.2 mi away · pop. 650
• la Palma de Cervelló
  10.4 mi away · pop. 1,309
• Abrera
  12.5 mi away · pop. 9,579
• Gelida
  14.8 mi away · pop. 6,453
• Mura
  16.7 mi away · pop. 183
• Cànoves
  17.8 mi away · pop. 368
• el Pont de Vilomara
  20.1 mi away · pop. 2,817
• Piera
  20.2 mi away · pop. 7,790
• Olivella
  21.1 mi away · pop. 59
• Moià
  22.4 mi away · pop. 5,865
• Vallbona d'Anoia
  22.5 mi away · pop. 1,420
• Montseny
  22.7 mi away · pop. 113

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cerdanyola del Vallès

Search results from Open Library.