Marganell

Marganell
Municipality
St. Stephen's church, Marganell, with Montserrat behind
Coat of arms
Marganell Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°38′24.00″N 1°47′38.40″E / 41.6400000°N 1.7940000°ECoordinates: 41°38′24.00″N 1°47′38.40″E / 41.6400000°N 1.7940000°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Bages
Government
• Mayor	Anna Garcia Ventura (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	13.5 km^2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	297
• Density	22/km^2 (57/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Marganellès, marganellesa
Website	marganell.cat

Marganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is also known as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monasteries (See Santa Cecília de Montserrat and Montserrat monastery). The agriculture in the municipality is mostly of cereals, and the majority of the active population works elsewhere (until recently, in the cotton mills of Castellbell i el Vilar).

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
233	267	275	240	217	292

References

1. "Ajuntament de Marganell". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Marganell". 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

• Information at Consell Comarcal (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)