Sallent

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Sallent

Total population

6,431

Elevation278 m

Land area65.2 km²

Coordinates41.83°, 1.89°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sallent de Llobregat or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) and goalkeeper Joan Garcia (2001).

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

David Checa

Spanish motorcycle racer

Carlos Checa

Motorcycle rider

Pedro Casaldáliga

Roman Catholic bishop (1928–2020)

Luís Espinal Camps

Spanish-Bolivian journalist (1932–1980)

R

Rosa Morató

Spanish athletics competitor (born 1979)

A

Alfred Figueras i Sanmartí

Spanish painter (1898-1980)

Carlus Padrissa

Spanish theatre director

J

Josep Mas i Dordal

Spanish architect

J

Josep Setvalls i Morera

Spanish association football player

Antoni Marsinyach i Sellarès

F

Fruitós Verneda i Figueras

Spanish educationist (1847-1928)

J

Josep Maria Castella i Molins

Catalan composer (1910-2008)

M

Miquel Bosch i Jover

Spanish educationist and writer (1900-1960)

R

Ramon de Rocafort i Casamitjana

politician

C

Calamanda Vila Borralleras

Spanish politician

E

Elvira Torrentallé Paraire

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Avinyó
  4.7 mi away · pop. 2,165
• Callús
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,959
• Talamanca
  7.4 mi away · pop. 187
• Monistrol de Calders
  7.6 mi away · pop. 743
• Sant Mateu de Bages
  8.6 mi away · pop. 48
• el Pont de Vilomara
  8.7 mi away · pop. 2,817
• Moià
  10.5 mi away · pop. 5,865
• Sant Feliu Sasserra
  10.5 mi away · pop. 579
• Castellgalí
  10.9 mi away · pop. 572
• Sant Salvador de Guardiola
  12.1 mi away · pop. 915
• Casserres
  13.3 mi away · pop. 1,213
• Castellcir
  13.9 mi away · pop. 648

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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 Sallent

Per la vall del Segre

Joan Tort i Donada · 1984

Flora de Catalunya

Juan Cadevall y diars · 1915

Notícia del còlera i d'altres epidèmies ; Bandolers, reialistes i liberals a la Catalunya central (1820-1827)

Ferran Sànchez i Agustí · 1987

Les guerres del francès a la Catalunya central

Ferran Sànchez i Agustí · 1988

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