Pallejà

Pallejà
—  Municipality  —
Castell de Pallejà

Coat of arms
Pallejà
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Baix Llobregat
Government
 • Mayor José Antonio Rubio Leiva
Area
 • Total 8.23 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation 41 m (135 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 11,011
 • Density 1,337.9/km2 (3,465.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Pallejà is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road. The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the station is served by the FGC services S4, S7 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress: it currently houses the municipal museum.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2005
656 1022 1065 4081 5919 10339

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