Castelldefels Guide

Castelldefels
Location
Location of Castelldefels
Coordinates : 41°17′N, 1°58′E Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2)
General information
Native name	Castelldefels (Catalan)
Spanish name	Castelldefels
Postal code	08860
Website	http://www.castelldefels.org/
Administration
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Mayor	Antonio Padilla i Reche (PSC)
Geography
Land Area	13 km²
Altitude	3 m AMSL
Population
Population	58,663 (2006)
Density	4,362.92 hab./km² (2005)

Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.

It is located just to the north of the massís del Garraf and is the last town on the coast before the comarca of Garraf.

Transport links include two stations (Castelldefels and Platja de Castelldefels) on RENFE line C2 from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Maçanet-Massanes via Barcelona, bus routes to Barcelona (L94, L95, L97) and Sant Boi de Llobregat (L96), the C-32 motorway and the C-31 and C-245 dual carriageways. The FGC is also due to be extended to the town. The town is famous for its long beach. During the summer, many people from Barcelona and the countryside visit it.

Nearby towns include Gavà, Viladecans, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sitges and el Prat de Llobregat.

The Olympic canal built for the 1992 Summer Olympics is in the town.

As of 1979, the town is governed by a PSC mayor.