Alt Penedès
Comarca in Catalonia, Spain
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Alt Penedès (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈal pənəˈðɛs]) is a comarca (county) in the Penedès region, in Catalonia, Spain. The capital is Vilafranca del Penedès.
Alt Penedès | |
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The Foix Reservoir | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Region | Penedès |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Capital | Vilafranca del Penedès |
| Municipalities | List
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| Government | |
| • Body | Alt Penedès Comarcal Council |
| • President | Xavier Lluch (Impulsem–Junts) |
| Area | |
• Total | 592.7 km2 (228.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 112,460 |
| • Density | 189.7/km2 (491.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Vilafranca del Penedès |
| Website | Official website |
Municipalities
| Municipality | Population(2014)[1] | Areakm2[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Avinyonet del Penedès | 1,675 | 29.1 |
| Les Cabanyes | 961 | 1.2 |
| Castellet i la Gornal | 2,237 | 47.5 |
| Castellví de la Marca | 1,589 | 28.4 |
| Font-rubí | 1,353 | 37.4 |
| Gelida | 7,194 | 26.7 |
| La Granada | 2,073 | 6.5 |
| Mediona | 2,311 | 47.6 |
| Olèrdola | 3,579 | 30.2 |
| Olesa de Bonesvalls | 1,735 | 30.8 |
| Pacs del Penedès | 892 | 6.3 |
| El Pla del Penedès | 1,223 | 9.6 |
| Pontons | 477 | 25.9 |
| Puigdàlber | 532 | 0.4 |
| Sant Cugat Sesgarrigues | 972 | 6.2 |
| Sant Llorenç d'Hortons | 2,517 | 19.7 |
| Sant Martí Sarroca | 3,130 | 35.3 |
| Sant Pere de Riudebitlles | 2,364 | 5.4 |
| Sant Quintí de Mediona | 2,101 | 13.8 |
| Sant Sadurní d'Anoia | 12,590 | 19.0 |
| Santa Fe del Penedès | 379 | 3.4 |
| Santa Margarida i els Monjos | 7,337 | 17.2 |
| Subirats | 3,029 | 55.9 |
| Torrelavit | 1,393 | 23.6 |
| Torrelles de Foix | 2,308 | 36.7 |
| Vilafranca del Penedès | 39,221 | 19.6 |
| Vilobí del Penedès | 1,090 | 9.3 |
| • Total: 27 | 106,262 | 592.7 |
Comarcal Council
 Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Alt Penedès since 1987 | |||||||||
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| Election | Distribution | President | |||||||
| 1987[2] |
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Joan Raventós Pujadó (CiU) | |||||||
| 1991[3] |
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Pere Parera Cartró (CiU) | |||||||
| 1995[4] |
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Joan Amat Solé (CiU) (1995-1997) | |||||||
| Raimon Gusi Amigó (CiU) (1997-1999) | |||||||||
| 1999[5] |
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Angèlica Rodríguez Herrera (CiU) | |||||||
| 2003[6] |
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Lluís Valls Comas (PSC) (2003-2005) | |||||||
| Ramon Xena Pareta (ERC) (2005-2007) | |||||||||
| 2007[7] |
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Francesc Olivella (CiU) (2007-2009) | |||||||
| Jordi Girona Alaiza (PSC) (2009-2011) | |||||||||
| 2011[8] |
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Francesc Olivella (CiU) | |||||||
| 2015[9][10] |
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Francesc Olivella (PDeCAT) (2015-2017) | |||||||
| Xavier Lluch (PDeCAT) (2017-2019) | |||||||||
| 2019[11][12] |
|
Xavier Lluch (PDeCAT) | |||||||
| 2023[13] |
|
Xavier Lluch (Impulsem-Junts) | |||||||
