Vilafant

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Vilafant

Total population

1,453

Coordinates42.25°, 2.94°

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

Overview

Vilafant is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Geography

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Juan Tutau y Verges

Spanish writer and politician (1829-1893)

Angélica Liddell

Spanish writer and theatre director and actress

D

Damià Abella

Spanish footballer

Joel González

Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo

Anna Pujol i Puigvehí

Catalan archaeologist and historian

Camil Oliveras i Gensana

Spanish architect (1840-1898)

Mónica Naranjo

Spanish singer and songwriter

Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol

Spanish submarine pioneer (1819-1885)

Maverick Viñales

Spanish motorcycle racer

Delfí Dalmau i Gener

Spanish Esperantist, linguist and educationist (1891-1965)

Josep Pous i Pagès

Spanish journalist, writer and politician (1873-1952)

Jaume Miravitlles

Spanish Esperantist (1906-1988)

Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer

Spanish mathematician (1912–1967)

J

Javier Bosma

volleyball player

Carles Coto

Spanish footballer

Manuela Trasobares

Spanish singer

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

• Vilanant
  2.7 mi away · pop. 281
• Vilamalla
  2.8 mi away · pop. 272
• Llers
  3.4 mi away · pop. 516
• Vila-sacra
  4 mi away · pop. 810
• Garrigàs
  4.1 mi away · pop. 294
• Fortià
  5.1 mi away · pop. 546
• Peralada
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,331
• Riumors
  5.4 mi away · pop. 214
• Sant Miquel de Fluvià
  6 mi away · pop. 840
• Terrades
  6.7 mi away · pop. 255
• Castelló d'Empúries
  6.8 mi away · pop. 4,218
• Boadella d'Empordà
  7 mi away · pop. 142

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Recently spotted species

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-07-04

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Seen 2026-07-04

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Seen 2026-07-04

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Seen 2026-07-04

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Seen 2026-07-04

European Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Seen 2026-07-04

Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Seen 2026-07-04

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Seen 2026-07-04

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-07-04

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