Vilanova de la Barca

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Vilanova de la Barca

Total population

975

Elevation195 m

Land area21.6 km²

Coordinates41.69°, 0.73°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vilanova de la Barca is a municipality in the comarca of Segrià in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Segre and Corb rivers. The Urgell canal provides irrigation water for growing cereals and forage plants. The municipality is linked to Lleida and Balaguer by the C-1313 road and a FGC railroad.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Ceferino Giménez Malla

Spanish Romani catechist (1861-1936)

Joan Solà Cortassa

Catalan linguist, philologist and professor (1940-2010)

Sebastià Serrano Farrera

Spanish writer and linguist

Anna Simó i Castelló

Spanish politician

I

Ignasi Segarra i Bañeres

Marta Palau

Mexican artist

Teresa Cunillera

Spanish politician

V

Víctor Colomer i Nadal

Spanish politician (1896-1960)

Albert Folguera i Felip

Spanish sports coach

Arnau Farré i Garcia

Concepció Tarruella i Tomàs

Spanish politician

J

Josep Maria Graells i Forcada

Spanish politician

R

Ramon Pujol i Bañeres

S

Salvador Serra Lloret

politician

José María Mir

Carles Folguera i Felip

Spanish sportsperson and educationist

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