Figueres

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Figueres
Location
General information
Province Girona
Comarca Alt Empordà
Demonym Figuerenc, figuerenca
Land Area 18.78 km²
Altitude 39 m AMSL
Population 39,641 (2006)
Density 1761 hab./km²
Mayor Santi Vila Vicente (CIU)

Coordinates: 42°16′00″N 2°57′54″E / 42.266667, 2.965 Figueres (Spanish: Figueras) is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first successful machine powered submarine. Also born here was Monica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.

The city is twinned with Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees in France.

Contents

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2002
10,922 14,362 16,841 22,557 31,942 33,064

Transportation

Situated in the north-east corner of Catalonia, Figueres is about 40 km far from Girona, 140 km from Barcelona, 60 km from Perpignan and 50 km far from Girona-Costa Brava Airport.

The projected high-speed rail lines connecting Figueres to Perpignan via LGV and to Madrid-Barcelona via AVE are scheduled to begin service in 2009 and 2012.

Gallery

Dalí Museum

Town church tower, Figueres

Castell de Sant Ferran]


References

  • 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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