Pallejà

infobox catalan municipio
arms = Escut-pallejà.svg
province=Barcelona
comarca=Baix Llobregat
population=10339
population_year=2005
area=8.41
population_density=1016
elevation=87
demonym="n/a"
mayor="José Antonio Rubio Leiva"

Pallejà is a municipality in the "comarca" of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road.The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the station is served by the FGC services S4, S7 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress: it currently houses the municipal museum.

Demography

infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=656
pop_1930=1022
pop_1950=1065
pop_1970=4081
pop_1986=5919
pop_2002=8544
pop_latest=10339
latest_year=2005

References

* 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).