Sant Just Desvern

infobox catalan municipio
province=Barcelona
arms = Escut de Sant Just Desvern.svg
comarca=Baix Llobregat
population=14,809
population_year=2002
area=7.85
population_density=1886
elevation=122
demonym="n/a"

Sant Just Desvern is a town near Barcelona, in the "comarca" of the Baix Llobregat,ref|comarca Catalonia, Spain.

It limits with Sant Joan Despí to the southwest, Esplugues de Llobregat to the east and Sant Feliu de Llobregat to the northeast. The first historical mention of the town was in 965.

Its coat of arms depicts a blue bell inside a golden rhombus.

Since some years ago the city council uses the slogan pobleiciutat (Catalan for "townandcity").

Demography

infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=1101
pop_1930=2328
pop_1950=2931
pop_1970=9226
pop_1986=11,379
pop_latest=14,809
latest_year=2002

Note

# Sant Just Desvern became part of the Baix Llobregat in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Barcelonès.

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).

External links

* " [http://www.santjust.com/index.htm Ajuntament de Sant Just] " (in Catalan)