Canovelles

Canovelles (Catalan pronunciation: [kənuˈβeʎəs]) is a municipality situated in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, in the province of Barcelona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is located about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the local capital of Granollers, with which it forms a conurbation.

Canovelles
Municipality
Buildings seen from the street of Sant Eudald of Canovelles
Flag
Coat of arms
Canovelles
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°37′13″N 2°17′5″E
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaVallès Oriental
Government
 • MayorEmilio Cordero Soria (2016)[1]
Area
 • Total6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total16,317
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Canovellí, canovellina
Websitewww.canovelles.cat

Demographics

Population by district
DistrictPop. (2007)
Àligues, les125
La Barriada Nova11,786
Bellulla225
Can Castells696
Can Comas17
Can Diviu1,327
Can Duran668
Can Quana58
La Quinta Avinguda111
La Serra31
Sanaüja486
Sant Feliu45
Tibel149
Ronda Nord in Canovelles
The neighborhood of Can Diviu

Population distribution

The vast majority of the immigrants of the last decade and their descendants live in the Barriada Nova (New Quarters). However, the members of the immigrant wave in the 1960s and 1970s are gradually moving further into the peripheral districts. Public housing shortages and the high price of private housing are driving young people out of the area, and into municipalities in the same region.

Demographic evolution
149715151553171717871857187718871900
182423136173303305334335
191019201930194019501960197019811990
3303375056656313,0618,10012,09313,165
199219941996199820002002200420062007
13,32413,60313,28713,10613,01613,37514,00115,01215,704

Economy

During the 1950s and 1960s, Canovelles saw a dramatic increase and immigration from other parts of Spain – namely from the nearby region of Barcelona. Because of this explosion in population, much of Canovelles’ economy stems from the service sector.

Another major source of regional economy comes from the weekly market held every Sunday, comprised by more than 500 shops. This market focus on the distribution of clothing, electronic devices and fruit.

History

Numerous archeological finds from the Neolithic Period and the Roman Empire have been found in Canovelles. One representative is the “Menhir”, a replica of which is displayed at the Can Palots Theater exhibition hall.

The first time the term Canovelles appears in a document is in 1008 AD, in a document pertaining to the Abbot of Sant Cugat.

Between the 1950s and the 1970s, many families from Extremadura and Andalusia arrived to the municipality, increasing the population by a factor of twenty. Since the end of the 1990s people from Morocco, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America have been arriving to Canovelles in great numbers.

During the 1970s, clandestine groups of Marxists organized against the Franquist dictatorship, some of them comprised by more than a hundred militants.

Recent history
Controversial stickers spread around the town criticized the mayor’s increase in pay

A celebration was held in 2008 to celebrate the oldest document (written in 1008) in which a writer mentions the municipality's name.

In 2007, Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) gained an absolute majority in the municipal government under the leadership of José Orive. In 2008, this government approved a thirty percent increase in pay for the mayor and local councillors. This pay increase marked José Orive as an object of controversy when hundreds of stickers criticizing the decision were posted on lampposts and other public objects throughout the municipality. After these stickers had been up for two days, the municipal government paid a cleaning company to remove them. Orive left his position as the Mayor of Canovelles due to personal reasons. Emilio Cordero succeeded Orive as the Mayor of Canovelles in 2016.

Administration

List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979
TermName of mayorPolitical Party
1979–1983Francesc Martos i AguileraPSC
1983–1987Francesc Martos i AguileraPSC
1987–1991Francesc Martos i AguileraPSC
1991–1995Francesc Martos i AguileraPSC
1995–1999Francesc Martos i AguileraPSC
1999–2003Francesc Martos i AguileraPSC
2003–2007Francesc Martos i Aguilera / José Orive I VélezPSC
2007–2016José Orive I Vélez / Emilio Cordero SoriaPSC
2016-presentEmilio Cordero Soria (incumbent)PSC

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List of mayors from 1900 to 1979
TermName of mayorPolitical party
Restauración Borbónica
1890–1906Francesc Espargaró i Planas-
1906–1910Joan Pous i Roger-
1910–1916Francesc Botines i Galitó-
1916–1918Esteve Grau i Montpart-
1918–1923Jaume Gispert i Cassà-
1923–1930Miquel Julià i Gorchs-
1930–1931Jaume Gispert i Cassà-
Second Spanish Republic
1931–1933Francesc Pous i GorguíAcció Catalana Republicana
1933–1934Josep Gratacòs i PeicasatERC
1934–1936Jaume Gispert i Cassà-
1936Amadeu Facundo i VidalUnió de Rebassaires-PSUC
1936–1937Antoni Riera i GenevatCNT-FAI de Canovelles
1937–1938Nemesio Sanz i BarrachinaPSUC
1938Francesc Pous i GorguíAcció Catalana Republicana
Franquism
1939–1952Isidre Duran i Blanchart-
1952–1960Ignasi Julià i Argemí-
1960–1969Felip Argemí i Orriols-
1969–1979Joan Dordas i Vila-

Electoral results

1995
Party
Votes
%
Councillors
PSC-Progrés Municipal 4.132 63,44 13
Convergència i Unió 788 12,10 2
PP 525 8,06 1
ICV 474 7,28 1
ERC 272 4,18 0
Canovelles Unida (EUiA) 194 3,40 0

1999
Party
Votes
%
Councillors
PSC-Progrés Municipal 3.928 68,78% 15
Convergència i Unió 518 9,07 1
PP 491 8,60 1
EUiA 258 4,52 0
ERC 243 4,25 0
ICV 194 3,40 0

2003
Party
Votes
%
Councillors
PSC-Progrés Municipal 3.351 56,02 10
Convergència i Unió 808 13,51 2
ICV-EUiA 624 10,43 2
PP 624 10,43 2
ERC 495 8,27 1

2007
Party
Votes
%
Councillors
PSC-Progrés Municipal 2.816 53,89 11
Convergència i Unió 705 13,49 2
ICV-EUiA 540 10,33 2
PP 512 9,80 1
ERC 337 6,45 1
Ciutadans 216 4,13 0

Transportation

Highways
  • C-17 – Located on the exit by Ronda Nord and by the exit at Granollers-Canovelles BV1432 and BV1439

Railways
  • Granollers-Canovelles railway station – Line 3 of the Rodalies Barcelona
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References
  1. "Ajuntament de Canovelles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Canovelles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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