Capçanes

Capçanes is a Catalan village in the province of Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Priorat.

Capçanes
Municipality
Capçanes from the east
Coat of arms
Capçanes
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41.102°N 0.782°E / 41.102; 0.782
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
ComarcaPriorat
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Carlos Vaqué (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total398
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Websitecapcanes.org

Geography

Capçanes is situated about 7 km (4.4 mi) south of Falset, 40 km (25 mi) west of Tarragona, and about 160 km (100 mi) south-west of Barcelona.

Economy

The village's main activity is agriculture, predominantly wine-growing, but also olive and almond production.

Sights
  • Monument to Carrasclet, who was born in the village, by Francesc Carulla i Serra.
  • Wine-growers' cooperative, founded in 1933.

Sons and daughters of the village

Pere Joan Barceló i Anguera (1687–1741), a.k.a. Carrasclet ("Carbon seller," a reference to his occupation), guerrillero, who fought in the War of Spanish Succession on the side of Archduke Charles of Austria against the Bourbons and who died in exile.

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References
  1. "Ajuntament de Capçanes". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Capçanes". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.



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