Massanes, Catalonia facts for kids

Massanes (pronounced mah-SAH-nes), sometimes called Maçanes, is a small town in Catalonia, Spain. Its name, "Maçanes," actually means "apple grove" or "apples"!

This town is a municipality located in the province of Girona. It's part of a region called the comarca of Selva. Massanes is found on the left side of the Tordera river.

Getting to Massanes is quite easy! Local roads connect the town to the A-7 motorway (a big highway), the C-251 road, and a RENFE railway station. This train station is shared with a nearby town called Maçanet de la Selva.

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St. Stephen's church, Massanes
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Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Selva
Area
• Total	26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	730
• Density	27.97/km2 (72.4/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Massanenc, massanenca

Population of Massanes

This section looks at the demography of Massanes. Demography is the study of how populations change over time. This includes how many people live in a place and how that number has grown or shrunk.

Population Changes Over Time

The number of people living in Massanes has changed quite a bit over the years. In 1900, there were 725 residents. The population stayed similar for a while, even reaching 728 in 1930.

However, by 1970, the number of people living in Massanes had dropped to 603. It went down even more to 466 by 1986. More recently, in 2007, the population had grown back to 693 people.

See also

In Spanish: Massanas para niños