Centelles
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°47′58″N 2°13′18″E / 41.79944°N 2.22167°E / 41.79944; 2.22167
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Osona
Government
• Mayor	Miquel Arisa Coma (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Elevation	496 m (1,627 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	7,423
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Centellenc
Website	www.centelles.cat

Centelles (Catalan pronunciation: [sənˈteʎəs]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the upper valley of the Congost River in the south of the comarca. The municipality is served by the C-17 road. The renowned urban planner Ildefons Cerdà was born here.

Main sights

• Chapel of Jesus (16th century)
• Chapel of the Rescue (16th century)
• City Portal (1542), the ancient entrance to the town
• Counts' Palace Palau (16th century). It houses a Palaeontology museum.
• Hermitage of Sant Antoni de les Codines
• Parish church of Santa Coloma (1704-1710). The bell tower is from 1682.