Òdena

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Òdena
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Location
General information
Province Barcelona
Comarca Anoia
Demonym Odenenc, odenenca
Land Area 52.65 km²
Altitude 421 m AMSL
Population 3,161 (2007)
Density 60.03 hab./km²
Mayor Francisco Guisado i Santano

Òdena is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the Òdena Basin, on the side of a small hill. The remains of Òdena castle with its octagonal tower are at the top of the hill. The town is served by the C-241 road from Igualada to Manresa, and the main N-II road from Barcelona to Lleida runs through the municipality. There is also a small aerodrome.

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[edit] Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1239 1326 1327 2525 2581 3161

[edit] Subdivisions

The municipality of Òdena is comprised of ten settlements (populations are as of 2005):

  • El Bosc Gran (17)
  • Can Sabater (24)
  • Can Soler (27)
  • Les Casetes d'en Mussons (70)
  • L'Espelt (224), in the east of the municipality, with the remains of a Roman villa
  • La Font d'en Masarnau (31)
  • Òdena (nuclí urbà) (1320)
  • El Pla (1099)
  • El Raval d'Aguilera (61)
  • Samuntà (63)

[edit] References

  • 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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Coordinates: 41°36′29″N 1°38′31″E / 41.60806, 1.64194