Argentona

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Argentona
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Location
General information
Province Barcelona
Comarca Maresme
Demonym Argentoní, argentonina
Land Area 25.40 km²
Altitude 88 m AMSL
Population 11,402 (2007)
Density 448.9 hab./km²
Mayor Josep Masó i Nogueras

Argentona is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the granite Litoral range, to the north-west of Mataró. The town is both a tourist centre and a notable horticultural centre. A local road links the municipality with Cabrera de Mar and with the main N-II road at Vilassar de Mar.

The town centre has buildings in a wide range of styles. The late gothic church of Sant Julià has been recently restored by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The same architect designed Can Gari, a private residence adjoining the chapel of Sant Miquel del Cros, a work in the style of Antoni Gaudí by Lluís Bonet (1929). There are several buildings from the sixteenth to the seventeenth centuries, as well as the roman chapel of La Mare de Déu del Viver and the benedictine priory of Sant Pere de Clarà.

[edit] Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2014 2615 2889 4058 7183 11402

[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°33′N, 2°24′E

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