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Sallent

Sallent de Llobregat or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) and goalkeeper Joan Garcia (2001).

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Sallent
Municipality
Coat of arms of Sallent
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Location in Catalonia
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Sallent (Spain)
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Coordinates: 41°49′33″N 1°53′42″E / 41.82583°N 1.89500°E / 41.82583; 1.89500
Country Spain
CommunityCatalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBages
Government
 • MayorOriol Ribalta (2019)1
Area
2
 • Total
65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)3
 • Total
7,030
 • Density108/km2 (279/sq mi)
DemonymSallentins
Websitewww.sallent.cat
Sant Miquel de Serra-sanç in Sallent, Bages. source ↗

Sallent de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈʎen də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) and goalkeeper Joan Garcia (2001).

Demography

According to Spanish census data,4 this is the population of Sallent in recent years.

1981 1991 2001 2011
8,213 7,686 7,004 6,866
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