Sallent

Not to be confused with Sellent.

Sallent de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈʎen də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) and goalkeeper Joan García (2001).

Sallent
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°49′33″N 1°53′42″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Bages
Government
• Mayor	Oriol Ribalta (2019)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi)
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	6,927
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Sallentins
Website	www.sallent.cat

Sant Miquel de Serra-sanç in Sallent, Bages.

Demography

According to Spanish census data,^[4] this is the population of Sallent in recent years.

1981	1991	2001	2011
8,213	7,686	7,004	6,866