Vilassar de Mar
Vilassar de Mar | |
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 View of Vilassar de Mar | |
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  Vilassar de Mar Location in Catalonia  Vilassar de Mar Vilassar de Mar (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′22″N 2°23′28″E / 41.506°N 2.391°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Maresme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Damià Del Clot Trias (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 20,764 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vilassarenc, vilassarenca |
| Website | www |
Vilassar de Mar (Catalan pronunciation: autopista at Vilassar de Dalt and Mataró and Barcelona. The famous canned food company DANI is based in Vilassar de Mar coming from a Vilassar family.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 2953 | 7045 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 19,052 |
Education[4]
Primary schools
- Escola del Mar
- Escola els Alocs
- Escola Pérez Sala
- Escola Vaixell Burriac
- Franciscanes Vilassar de Mar (private school)
High schools
Notable people
- Àlex Casademunt, singer
- Bad Gyal, singer
- Ona Batlle, footballer
- Wyke van Weelden, singer
- Rita Payés, jazz musician
- David Solans, actor
References
- Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Primary Schools and High Schools in Vilassar de Mar".
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-02-1(Catalan).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vilassar de Mar.
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Historical heritage
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