Torroella de Montgrí

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Torroella de Montgrí

Total population

7,751

Air quality index

33Good

Elevation31 m

Land area65.9 km²

Coordinates42.04°, 3.13°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Torroella de Montgrí is a coastal municipality on the Costa Brava, and small town in Catalonia, Spain. The town lies on the north bank of the Ter river, a few kilometres before it flows into the Mediterranean. The beach resort of L'Estartit also is part of the municipality, as are the Medes Islands and a large part of the Montgrí Massif.

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

Francesc Cambó

Spanish politician (1876-1947)

Pere Margarit

Spanish military personnel

José Maria Servià

Spanish co-driver

Oriol Servià

Spanish racing driver

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Miquel Pardàs i Roure

Spanish sardanist (1816-1872)

Berenguer de Cruïlles

Catalan bishop and politician (1310-1362)

Salvador Servià i Costa

Spanish politician

Agustí Alcoberro i Pericay

Spanish historian

J

Josep Reig

Catalan kapellmeister and composer (1595-1674)

J

Joaquim Ferrer i Amer

Spanish composer (1921-1996)

M

Maria Perpinyà i Sais

Spanish writer (1901-1994)

S

Salvador Puig Ferrer

Spanish blacksmith (1851-1940)

V

Ventura Ametller

Spanish writer and poet (1933-2008)

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Àngel Pont i Montaner

Spanish composer (1910-1995)

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Salvador Coll Serra

Spanish politician

J

Joan Sabrià Giralt

Spanish politician

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Serra de Daró
  2.9 mi away · pop. 156
• Bellcaire d'Empordà
  3.2 mi away · pop. 661
• Verges
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,102
• Ultramort
  4.7 mi away · pop. 193
• Pals
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,059
• l'Escala
  5.1 mi away · pop. 10,056
• Parlavà
  5.1 mi away · pop. 362
• Regencós
  6.5 mi away · pop. 149
• Begur
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,325
• Torroella de Fluvià
  10.2 mi away · pop. 192
• Sant Pere Pescador
  10.5 mi away · pop. 1,872
• Juià
  11.4 mi away · pop. 146

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.

Books about Torroella de Montgrí

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Trogoxylon impressum

Trogoxylon impressum

Seen 2026-06-10

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-06-09

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-06-09

Hairy Ironwort

Sideritis hirsuta

Seen 2026-06-09

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-06-09

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-08

rock samphire

Crithmum maritimum

Seen 2026-06-08

Ficus carica carica

Ficus carica carica

Seen 2026-06-08

Pallenis maritima maritima

Pallenis maritima maritima

Seen 2026-06-08

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Torroella de Montgrí, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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