Figueres

for other uses see Figueres (disambiguation)

Sant Pere

Dalí Museum

Town church tower, Figueres

Figueres (Castilian: Figueras) is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

The town was the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It was also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first combustion powered submarine and anaerobic engine.

The city is twinned with Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees in France.

[edit] Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2002
10,922	14,362	16,841	22,557	31,942	33,064

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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