Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant
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| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Baix Camp |
| Population (2001) | 4373 |
| Area | 101.99 km² |
| Population density (2001) |
42.9 /km² |
| Elevation | 282 m |
| Demonym | n/a |
 [[Baix Camp]] |
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Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Camp in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the south-west of the comarca, between the Llaberia range and the coast. The town of Vandellòs is some 15 km inland, connected with the AP-7 autopista and the N-340 road (which run near to the coast) by the C-44 road. The town f L'Hospitalet de l'Infant is on the coast, and is an important tourist centre: it is served by a station on the RENFE railway line between Tarragona and Valencia.
The nuclear power stations Vandellòs I and II are situated on the coast near l'Hospitalet de l'Infant. They are the site of the two most serious incidents at Spanish nuclear power stations. A fire at Vandellòs-I in 1983 was classified as a level 3 incident on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES). A rupture of a cooling pipe leading to a leak of sea water in Vandellòs-II on 25 August 2004 was classified as a level 2 incident: it led to a fine of more than 1.5 million euros for the owners of the power station.
[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2001 |
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| 2722 | 2336 | 1936 | 2394 | 4338 | 4373 |
[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).
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L'Albiol | L'Aleixar | Alforja | Almoster | Arbolí | L'Argentera | Les Borges del Camp | Botarell | Cambrils | Capafonts | Castellvell del Camp | Colldejou | Duesaigües | La Febró | Maspujols | Mont-roig del Camp | Montbrió del Camp | Prades | Pratdip | Reus | Riudecanyes | Riudecols | Riudoms | La Selva del Camp | Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant | Vilanova d'Escornalbou | Vilaplana | Vinyols i els Arcs |
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