Argentona
Municipality
Coat of airms o Argentona
Coat airms
Argentona is located in Catalonie
Argentona
Argentona
Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 41°33′N 2°24′E / 41.550°N 2.400°E / 41.550; 2.400Coordinates: 41°33′N 2°24′E / 41.550°N 2.400°E / 41.550; 2.400
Kintra Spain
Commonty Catalonie
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaMaresme
Govrenment
 • MayorFerran Armengol (CiU)
Area
 • Total25.40 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total11,402
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Argentoní, argentonina
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Argentona is a municipality in the comarca o the Maresme in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the sooth-east side o the granite Litoral range, tae the north-wast o Mataró. The toun is bith a tourist centre an a notable horticultural centre. A local road links the municipality wi Cabrera de Mar an wi the main N-II road at Vilassar de Mar.

The toun centre haes biggins in a wide range o styles. The late gothic kirk o Sant Julià wis restored bi Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The same airchitect designed Casa Gari, a private residence adjynin the chapel o Sant Miquel del Cros, a wirk in the style o Antoni Gaudí bi Lluís Bonet (1929). Thare are several biggins frae the 16t tae the 17t hunderyears, as well as the Roman chapel o La Mare de Déu del Viver an the benedictine priory o Sant Pere de Clarà. Thare is an interestin museum dedicatit tae watter jugs, the Argentona Water Jug Museum, in which thare are exhibitit mair nor 700 pieces, includin fower ceramic wirks bi Pablo Picasso.

Demografie

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2010
2014 2615 2889 4058 7183 11.718

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