Argentona

Argentona
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Argentona Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°33′N 2°24′E / 41.550°N 2.400°ECoordinates: 41°33′N 2°24′E / 41.550°N 2.400°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Maresme
Government
• Mayor	Eudald Calvo Català (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	25.4 km^2 (9.8 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	11,963
• Density	470/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Argentoní, argentonina
Website	argentona.cat

Argentona is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the granite Litoral range, to the north-west of Mataró. The town is both a tourist centre and a notable horticultural centre. A local road links the municipality with Cabrera de Mar and with the main N-II road at Vilassar de Mar.

The town centre has buildings in a wide range of styles. The late gothic church of Sant Julià was restored by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The same architect designed Casa Gari, a private residence adjoining the chapel of Sant Miquel del Cros, a work in the style of Antoni Gaudí by Lluís Bonet (1929). There are several buildings from the 16th to the 17th centuries, as well as the Roman chapel of La Mare de Déu del Viver and the benedictine priory of Sant Pere de Clarà. There is an interesting museum dedicated to water jugs, the Argentona Water Jug Museum, in which there are exhibited more than 700 pieces, including four ceramic works by Pablo Picasso.

The mayor of this town is Eudald Calvo Catala.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2010
2014	2615	2889	4058	7183	11.718

References

1. "Ajuntament d'Argentona". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Argentona". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

• 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

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Patrimoni monumental d'Argentona (Catalan)