Fogars de la Selva

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Fogars de la Selva
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Sant Cebrià church, Fogars de la Selva
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Fogars de la Selva
Location in the Province of Barcelona
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Fogars de la Selva
Location in Catalonia
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Fogars de la Selva
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°44′2.4″N2°40′22.8″E / 41.734000°N 2.673000°E / 41.734000; 2.673000 Coordinates: 41°44′2.4″N2°40′22.8″E / 41.734000°N 2.673000°E / 41.734000; 2.673000
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Selva
Government
   Mayor Josep Vilà Camps (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total32.1 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total1,467
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Fogarencs, fogarenques
Website fogarsdelaselva.cat

Fogars de la Selva is a municipality in the comarca of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north of the Montnegre range, and is linked to Tordera by a local road. The village used to be called Fogars de Tordera, and is the only municipality in the Selva to be part of the province of Barcelona rather than the province of Girona.

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Fogars de la Selva". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Fogars de la Selva". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.