La Pobla de Claramunt
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| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Anoia |
| Population (2005) | 2060 |
| Area | 18.53 km² |
| Population density (2005) |
111 /km² |
| Elevation | 246 m |
| Demonym | pobletà, pobletana |
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La Poble de Claramunt 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 Poble 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.
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[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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| 1074 | 1121 | 1049 | 1518 | 1685 | 2060 |
[edit] Subdivisions
Five outlying villages are included in the municipality of La Poble de Claramunt (Populations as of 2005):
- Barri de l'Estació (629)
- Les Garrigues (116)
- Els Masets (4)
- La Rata (50)
- El Xaró (155)
[edit] Reference
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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Argençola | Bellprat | El Bruc | Cabrera d'Igualada | Calaf | Calonge de Segarra | Capellades | Carme | Castellfollit de Riubregós | Castellolí | Copons | Els Hostalets de Pierola | Igualada | Jorba | La Llacuna | Masquefa | Montmaneu | Òdena | Orpí | Piera | La Pobla de Claramunt | Els Prats de Rei | Pujalt | Rubió | Sant Martí Sesgueioles | Sant Martí de Tous | Sant Pere Sallavinera | Santa Margarida de Montbui | Santa Maria de Miralles | La Torre de Claramunt | Vallbona d'Anoia | Veciana | Vilanova del Camí |
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