Castellet i la Gornal

Castellet i la Gornal
Municipality

Castle of Castellet and the Hermitage of St. Peter.

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Castellet i la Gornal
Castellet i la Gornal

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°15′11″N 1°35′31″E / 41.253°N 1.592°E / 41.253; 1.592
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Alt Penedès
Government
  Mayor Miguel Delgado Almansa (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation 137 m (449 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 2,237
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Castelletenc
Postal code 08058
Website www.castelletilagornal.net

Castellet i la Gornal is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Foix river at the point where it crosses the Coastal Range. The river is dammed to form the Foix reservoir. The ajuntament (town hall) is in La Gornal. The municipality is served by the N-340 road, and by a local road to Vilanova i la Geltrú.

Population is dispersed among the villages of La Gornal, Les Cassettes, Castellet, Torrelletes, Les Masuques, Clariana, Sant Marçal i Masies de Sant Marçal, Rocallisa, Valldemar, Els Rosers, La Creu i els Àngels, and Trencarroques.

Castellet i la Gornal became part of the Alt Penedès in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Garraf.

Notable people

Singer Marina Rossell was born in the village of La Gornal.[3]

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