Les Franqueses del Vallès
Encyclopedia
Les Franqueses del Vallès in Catalan, or "Las Franquesas del Vallés" in Spanish, is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Vallès Oriental
in Catalonia
, Spain
. It lies to the north of Granollers
, the largest city in the comarca. The municipality covers an area of 29.1 km², and has about 16,000 inhabitants.
It is divided into five neighbourhoods: Bellavista
, Corró d'Amunt, Corró d'Avall, Llerona and Marata
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Vallès Oriental
Vallès Oriental
Vallès Oriental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.- Municipalities :*Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308*L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. It lies to the north of Granollers
Granollers
Granollers is a city near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and most densely populated city of the comarca of Vallès Oriental.Granollers is a bustling business centre, and many industries are located there...
, the largest city in the comarca. The municipality covers an area of 29.1 km², and has about 16,000 inhabitants.
It is divided into five neighbourhoods: Bellavista
Bellavista
Bellavista is Spanish for "Beautiful view". It is the name of the following places:* Chile** Barrio Bellavista, an area of Santiago de Chile* Colombia** alternative name of Bojayá, a town in Colombia* Italy...
, Corró d'Amunt, Corró d'Avall, Llerona and Marata
Maratá
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,888 | 2,118 | 2,247 | 5,539 | n/a | 16,325 |