Barberà del Vallès

Barberà del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [bəɾβəˈɾa ðəl βəˈʎɛs]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Ripoll river to the south of Sabadell, about 17 kilometers from Barcelona. It is integrated in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.

Barberà del Vallès Santa María de Barbará
Municipality
Church of Santa Maria de Barberà
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°30′59″N 2°07′28″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Occidental
Government
• Mayor	Xavier Garcés (2019) [1]
Area [2]
• Total	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	32,839
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Barberenc
Website	www.bdv.cat

Present

Barberà del Vallès is a city of more than 30,000 people. In the industrial field, it is one of the main cities of the region of Western Valley (Vallés Occidental), with a clear division between the urban and industrial area. The population of the city, enlarged by the internal migration movements in the Spain of the sixties, is varied and promotes cultural and folkloric associations. This can be seen in the April Fair (Feria de Abril), held until the 1980s in Barberà del Vallès, until economic reasons moved it to other locations in the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Barbera in 1985 celebrated its millennium, which coincided with the opening of the Millennium Square in the vicinity of La Romànica, with balconies to Ripoll river and its riverside park.

Demography

Years	1900	1930	1960	1970	1990	1995	2010	2015
Population	780	1638	2.662	8378	31370	24.682	31.688	32.545

Notable people

• Agus Medina (born 1994), professional footballer