Vilanova del Camí

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Vilanova del Camí

Total population

12,671

Elevation302 m

Land area10.3 km²

Coordinates41.57°, 1.64°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vilanova del Camí is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. The name literally means "New Town of the Route", the route being the road from Igualada to Vilafranca del Penedès. It is situated in the centre of the Òdena Basin immediately to the south-east of Igualada. The town is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona and Martorell to Igualada. There are several sizable industrial parks, serving the entire area.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Jordi Savall

Spanish-Catalan composer, conductor, viol player, and musicologist (born 1941)

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Ramon Sugranyes i de Franch

Spanish theologian and philosopher (1911-2011)

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Javi Pérez

Spanish footballer

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Amador Romaní i Guerra

Spanish archaeologist

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Gemma Romanyà i Valls

Spanish businessperson

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Aleix Caballé i Tort

Francesc Romaní i Puigdengolas

Spanish lawyer (1831-1912)

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Joaquim Muntal i Gramunt

Spanish businessperson

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Montserrat Costas i Palomo

Spanish poet, editor and writer

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Iu Alavedra i Ferrer

Spanish composer (1895-1972)

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Mireia Conde Mateos

Catalan athlete, trial pilot

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Joan Pinyol i Colom

Spanish writer, poet and high school teacher

Anselm Ferrer i Bargalló

Catalan organist, composer, musicologist and monk of monastery Montserrat (1882-1969)

Josep Ferrer Bujons

Spanish writer

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Isidre Solé i Solernou

Catalan pianist and composer

Madame Renaud

Catalan designer (1868–1961)

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

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