Vallès Oriental

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Vallès Oriental
Comarca

Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Capital	Granollers
Municipalities	List Aiguafreda, L'Ametlla del Vallès, Bigues i Riells, Caldes de Montbui, Campins, Canovelles, Cànoves i Samalús, Cardedeu, Castellcir, Castellterçol, Figaró-Montmany, Fogars de Montclús, Les Franqueses del Vallès, La Garriga, Granera, Granollers, Gualba, La Llagosta, Lliçà d'Amunt, Lliçà de Vall, Llinars del Vallès, Martorelles, Mollet del Vallès, Montmeló, Montornès del Vallès, Montseny, Parets del Vallès, La Roca del Vallès, Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Sant Celoni, Sant Esteve de Palautordera, Sant Feliu de Codines, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Sant Quirze Safaja, Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana, Santa Maria de Martorelles, Santa Maria de Palautordera, Tagamanent, Vallgorguina, Vallromanes, Vilalba Sasserra, Vilanova del Vallès
Area
• Total	851.9 km² (328.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	321,431
• Density	380/km² (980/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality	Granollers

Vallès Oriental [bəˈʎɛz uɾjənˈtaɫ] is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.

Municipalities

Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308
L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319
Bigues i Riells - pop. 7,155
Caldes de Montbui - pop. 15,536
Campins - pop. 354
Canovelles - pop. 14,668
Cànoves i Samalús - pop. 2,375
Cardedeu - pop. 15,018
Castellcir - pop. 528
Castellterçol - pop. 2,195
Figaró-Montmany - pop. 1,020
Fogars de Montclús - pop. 417
Les Franqueses del Vallès - pop. 15,196
La Garriga - pop. 13,471
Granera - pop. 79
Granollers - pop. 57,796
Gualba - pop. 988
La Llagosta - pop. 13,455
Lliçà d'Amunt - pop. 12,439
Lliçà de Vall - pop. 5,821
Llinars del Vallès - pop. 8,166
Martorelles - pop. 4,903
Mollet del Vallès - pop. 51,218
Montmeló - pop. 8,804
Montornès del Vallès - pop. 14,190
Montseny - pop. 306
Parets del Vallès - pop. 16,202
La Roca del Vallès - pop. 8,946
Sant Antoni de Vilamajor - pop. 4,627
Sant Celoni - pop. 15,081
Sant Esteve de Palautordera - pop. 1,961
Sant Feliu de Codines - pop. 5,282
Sant Fost de Campsentelles - pop. 7,265
Sant Pere de Vilamajor - pop. 3,444
Sant Quirze Safaja - pop. 543
Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana - pop. 5,814
Santa Maria de Martorelles - pop. 763
Santa Maria de Palautordera - pop. 7,762
Tagamanent - pop. 265
Vallgorguina - pop. 1,881
Vallromanes - pop. 1,911
Vilalba Sasserra - pop. 564
Vilanova del Vallès - pop. 3,282

Vegetation

The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, Cork oak, and Aleppo Pine. There are some oaks (in the narrow sense of the word) at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European Beech and Silver Fir woods.

References

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Reference for populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005.
IDESCAT: statistical information about Vallès Oriental (in Catalan). Reference for list of municipalities, surface area.

External links

Information about Vallès Oriental from the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)

v t e Comarques of Catalonia

Comarques of Autonomous Community of Catalonia	Alt Camp Alt Empordà Alt Penedès Alt Urgell Alta Ribagorça Anoia Aran Valley Bages Baix Camp Baix Ebre Baix Empordà Baix Llobregat Baix Penedès Barcelonès Berguedà Cerdanya Conca de Barberà Garraf Garrigues Garrotxa Gironès Maresme Montsià Noguera Osona Pallars Jussà Pallars Sobirà Pla de l'Estany Pla d'Urgell Priorat Ribera d'Ebre Ripollès Segarra Segrià Selva Solsonès Tarragonès Terra Alta Urgell Vallès Occidental Vallès Oriental

Historical comarques of Northern Catalonia, France	Alta Cerdanya Capcir Conflent Rosselló Vallespir

Coordinates: 41°38′47″N 2°18′28″E / 41.64639°N 2.30778°E / 41.64639; 2.30778

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