Viladrau

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Viladrau (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°51′N2°24′E / 41.850°N 2.400°E / 41.850; 2.400 Coordinates: 41°51′N2°24′E / 41.850°N 2.400°E / 41.850; 2.400
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Osona
Government
   Mayor Margarida Feliu Portabella (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Elevation
821 m (2,694 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total1,026
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Viladrauenc, viladrauenca
Website www.viladrau.cat

Viladrau is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the south-east of the comarca, beneath the massifs of the Guilleries and the Montseny, and is served by the GE-520 road, which links the municipality with the comarca of the Selva and with the N-152 road at Tona. The local mineral water is well known.

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References

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