Cardedeu | |
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Cardedeu Location in Catalonia Show map of Province of BarcelonaCardedeu Cardedeu (Spain) Show map of Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′26″N 2°21′34″E / 41.64056°N 2.35944°E / 41.64056; 2.35944 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Vallès Oriental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enric Olivé Manté (2015)1 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)3 | |
• Total | 19,046 |
| • Density | 1,570/km2 (4,080/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cardedeuenc, cardedeuenca |
| Website | cardedeu |
Cardedeu (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkaɾðəˈðɛw]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is near Granollers, the capital of Vallès Oriental, and it is placed between Serralada Litoral and Montseny.
Cardedeu is a small town of medieval origin, with the first written reference known dated in the year 941.
Demography
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Notable people
- Sergi Altimira, footballer.
- Adrià Altimira, footballer.
References
References
- "Ajuntament de Cardedeu". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Cardedeu". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).