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La Pobla de Claramunt
Municipality
Avinguda Catalunya
Avinguda Catalunya
Flag of La Pobla de Claramunt
Flag
Coat of arms of La Pobla de Claramunt
Coat of arms
La Pobla de Claramunt is located in Province of Barcelona
La Pobla de Claramunt
La Pobla de Claramunt
Location in Province of Barcelona
La Pobla de Claramunt is located in Spain
La Pobla de Claramunt
La Pobla de Claramunt
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Anoia
Area
 • Total 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 2,177
 • Density 117.7/km2 (304.8/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pobletà, pobletana

La Pobla de Claramunt (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈpob.blə ðə kləɾəˈmun]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of the Òdena Basin at the entrance to the Capellades Gorge. The town is dominated by Claramunt castle, on a hilltop some 150 m above the modern settlement: the castle was, with Castellbell castle, one of the main points of control of access to the Llobregat valley and hence to Barcelona. With neighbouring Capellades, La Pobla de Claramunt is an important centre for paper manufacture. It is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona and Martorell to Igualada and by the C-244 road from Igualada to Vilafranca del Penedès.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1074 1121 1049 1518 1685 2193

Subdivisions

Five outlying villages are included in the municipality of La Pobla de Claramunt (Populations as of 2005):

  • Els Vivencs (45)
  • Barri de l'Estació (629)
  • Les Garrigues (116)
  • Els Masets (4)
  • La Rata (50)
  • El Xaró (155)
  • Les Cases Noves
  • Les Figueres

Transportation

Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.

See also

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