Vilassar de Mar
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Vilassar de Mar (Catalan pronunciation: [biləˈsa ðə ˈmaɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Premià de Mar and Cabrera de Mar, to the north-east of Barcelona. The town is both a tourist centre and a dormitory town for Barcelona, and is also known for its horticulture. The main N-II road and a RENFE railway line run through the town, while a local road connects the municipality with the C-32 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
- Institut Pere Ribot
- Institut Vilatzara
Notable people
- Àlex Casademunt, singer
- Bad Gyal, singer
- Mushkaa, singer
- Ona Batlle, footballer
- Wyke van Weelden [nl], singer
- Rita Payés, jazz musician
- David Solans, actor
References
- ^ "Ajuntament de Vilassar de Mar". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Vilassar de Mar". 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 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
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- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Historical heritage
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- Alella
- Arenys de Mar
- Arenys de Munt
- Argentona
- Cabrera de Mar
- Cabrils
- Caldes d'Estrac
- Calella
- Canet de Mar
- Dosrius
- Malgrat de Mar
- El Masnou
- Mataró
- Montgat
- Òrrius
- Palafolls
- Pineda de Mar
- Premià de Dalt
- Premià de Mar
- Sant Andreu de Llavaneres
- Sant Cebrià de Vallalta
- Sant Iscle de Vallalta
- Sant Pol de Mar
- Sant Vicenç de Montalt
- Santa Susanna
- Teià
- Tiana
- Tordera
- Vilassar de Dalt
- Vilassar de Mar
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