Cardedeu

Cardedeu (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkaɾðəˈðɛw]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is near Granollers, the capital of Vallès Oriental, and it is placed between Serralada Litoral and Montseny.

Cardedeu
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Cardedeu Location in Catalonia Show map of Province of Barcelona Cardedeu Cardedeu (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 41°38′26″N 2°21′34″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Government
• Mayor	Enric Olivé Manté (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	18,165
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cardedeuenc, cardedeuenca
Website	cardedeu.cat

Cardedeu is a small town of medieval origin, with the first written reference known dated in the year 941.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1900 1,533 —     1910 1,671 +9.0% 1920 1,843 +10.3% 1930 2,477 +34.4% 1940 2,596 +4.8% 1950 2,619 +0.9% 1960 3,156 +20.5% 1970 5,017 +59.0% 1981 7,240 +44.3% 1990 8,911 +23.1%

Year Pop. ±% 2000 12,078 +35.5% 2002 13,167 +9.0% 2004 14,514 +10.2% 2006 15,561 +7.2% 2008 16,102 +3.5% 2010 16,897 +4.9% 2012 17,427 +3.1% 2014 17,698 +1.6% 2016 18,158 +2.6% 2018 18,165 +0.0%

Montseny Massif, seen from Cardedeu

Notable people

• Sergi Altimira, footballer.
• Adrià Altimira, footballer.