Sallent
Sallent | |
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  Sallent Location within Spain  Sallent Location within Catalonia  Sallent Location within Province of Barcelona | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′27.0″N 1°53′40.2″E / 41.824167°N 1.894500°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Barcelona |
| Comarca | Bages |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oriol Ribalta (2019)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 7,030 |
| • Density | 108/km2 (279/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sallentins |
| Website | Official website |
Sallent de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈʎen də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) and goalkeeper Joan Garcia (2001).
Demography
[edit]According to Spanish census data,[4] this is the population of Sallent in recent years.
| 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
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| 8,213 | 7,686 | 7,004 | 6,866 | 6,713 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ajuntament de Sallent". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Sallent". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ↑ Sallent population statistics
External links
[edit]- La Disputació de Barcelona - Municipal Directory: Sallent (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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