Sant Feliu de Guíxols

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Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Province	Girona
Comarca	Baix Empordà
Population (2001)	19,456
Area	15.62 km²
Population density (2001)	1246 /km²
Elevation	4 m
Demonym	Guixolenc, guixolenca, ganxó, ganxona
[[Baix Empordà]]

Sant Feliu de Guíxols is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain.

It is situated on the Costa Brava and is an important port and tourist centre. The district abuts to the south, the upmarket s'Agaró resort built round the Sant Pol Beach.

In addition to tourism and the port the cork industry is a traditionally local industry.

The town is named after the martyred Saint Feliu who came from Africa. The town contains a large monastery which now houses the town museum and is a protected historico-artistic monument.

The C-253 road runs north along the coast to Platja d'Aro and Palamós, while the C-65 road runs inland from the town. The GI-682 provides a dramatic cliff top drive to Tossa de Mar to the south.

[edit] Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2001
11,333	9082	8306	12,508	15,546	19,456

[edit] Reference

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).

[edit] External links

Official site

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