Castellet i la Gornal

Castellet i la Gornal is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Foix river at the point where it crosses the Coastal Range. The river is dammed to form the Foix reservoir. The ajuntament (town hall) is in La Gornal. The municipality is served by the N-340 road, and by a local road to Vilanova i la Geltrú.

Castellet i la Gornal
Municipality
Castle of Castellet and the Hermitage of St. Peter.
Flag
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Castellet i la Gornal
Location in Catalonia
Castellet i la Gornal
Castellet i la Gornal (Spain)
Coordinates: 41.253°N 1.592°E / 41.253; 1.592
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaAlt Penedès
Government
 • MayorMiguel Delgado Almansa (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation
137 m (449 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total2,247
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Castelletenc
Postal code
08058
Websitewww.castelletilagornal.net

Population is dispersed among the villages of La Gornal, Les Cassettes, Castellet, Torrelletes, Les Masuques, Clariana, Sant Marçal i Masies de Sant Marçal, Rocallisa, Valldemar, Els Rosers, La Creu i els Àngels, and Trencarroques.

Castellet i la Gornal became part of the Alt Penedès in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Garraf.

Notable people

Singer Marina Rossell was born in the village of La Gornal.[4]

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Castellet i la Gornal". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Castellet i la Gornal". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. "Marina Rossell i Figueras" (in Catalan). Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).



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