Vilassar de Dalt

Vilassar de Dalt (Catalan pronunciation: [biləˈsa ðə ˈðal]) is a village in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona and the comarca of Maresme. The name comes from the Roman name Villa Azari, later changed to Vilassar. In the 20th century, it split into two villages: Vilassar in the hills (de Dalt), and Vilassar by the Sea (de Mar).

Vilassar de Dalt
Municipality
Castle of Vilassar
Coat of arms
Vilassar de Dalt
Location in Catalonia
Vilassar de Dalt
Vilassar de Dalt (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°31′8″N 2°21′38″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaMaresme
Government
 • MayorXavier Godàs Pérez (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total9,013
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vilassarenc, vilassarenca
Websitevilassardedalt.cat

Demography
1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
3113 3374 3306 5736 6246 8476
Ermitage of Sant Sebastià at Vilassar de Dalt, at the comarca del Maresme

See also
  • Cau del Cargol Private Shell Museum with over 16.000 different species.

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Vilassar de Dalt". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Vilassar de Dalt". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • 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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