Figueres

Province	Girona
Comarca	Alt Empordà
Population (2006)	39,641
Area	18.78 km²
Population density (2006)	1761 /km²
Elevation	39 m
Demonym	n/a
Mayor	n/a
Alt Empordà

Coordinates: 42°16′00″N, 2°57′54″E Image File history File links Sin_bandera. ... Image File history File links Sin_escudo. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Girona province Girona (Catalan:Girona;Spanish: Gerona) is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Image File history File links Localització_de_Figueres. ... Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Sant Pere

Dalí Museum

Town church tower, Figueres

Figueres (Castilian: Figueras) is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 717 KB) Sant Pere, Figueres Photograph: Luidger (27. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 717 KB) Sant Pere, Figueres Photograph: Luidger (27. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 630 KB) Teatro-Museo Dalí, Figueres Photograph: Luidger (27. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 630 KB) Teatro-Museo Dalí, Figueres Photograph: Luidger (27. ... Town church tower, Figures, Catalonia. ... Town church tower, Figures, Catalonia. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Girona province Girona (Catalan:Girona;Spanish: Gerona) is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ...

The town was the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It was also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first combustion powered submarine and anaerobic engine. Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech Marquis of Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), popularly known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish (Catalan) artist and one of the most important painters of the 20th century. ... Main courtyard. ... Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (September 28, 1819 - September 6, 1885) was the inventor of the mechanically driven submarine. ... Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ...

The city is twinned with Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees in France. Perpignan (French: Perpignan, pronounced ; Catalan Perpinyà) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France. ... Pyrénées-Orientales (English: , Catalan: , Occitan: ) is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Demography

Reference

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Página no oficial. Información de Figueres y Directorio Comercial
• Figueres
• Virtual tour of Figueres on Virtourist.com
• Bussines Directory Guide from Figueres
• Interactive map with street finder of Figueres

edit	Municipalities of Alt Empordà
Agullana | Albanyà | L'Armentera | Avinyonet de Puigventós | Biure | Boadella d'Empordà | Borrassà | Bàscara | Cabanelles | Cabanes | Cadaqués | Cantallops | Capmany | Castelló d'Empúries | Cistella | Colera | Darnius | L'Escala | Espolla | El Far d'Empordà | Figueres | Fortià | Garriguella | Garrigàs | La Jonquera | Lladó | Llançà | Llers | Masarac | Maçanet de Cabrenys | Mollet de Peralada | Navata | Ordis | Palau de Santa Eulàlia | Palau-saverdera | Pau | Pedret i Marzà | Peralada | Pont de Molins | Pontós | El Port de la Selva | Portbou | Rabós | Riumors | Roses | Sant Climent Sescebes | Sant Llorenç de la Muga | Sant Miquel de Fluvià | Sant Mori | Sant Pere Pescador | Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema | Saus | La Selva de Mar | Siurana | Terrades | Torroella de Fluvià | La Vajol | Ventalló | Vila-sacra | Vilabertran | Viladamat | Vilafant | Vilajuïga | Vilamacolum | Vilamalla | Vilamaniscle | Vilanant | Vilaür Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Catalonia. ... Biure is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Boadella dEmpordà is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Cabanes is a village and municipality in the provience of Castellón (Spain) with a population of 2600 inhabitants (2006). ... Port of Cadaqués Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Cantallops is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Castelló dEmpúries is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà. The town lies 10 km east of Figueres. ... Categories: | | ... This seaside town is in the south of the Bay of Roses in the Costa Brava. ... La Jonquera (Catalan official name, La Junquera in Spanish) is a city in Catalonia, Spain, just by the border with France. ... Llançà is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Peralada (es: Perelada) is a village in Girona Province (Catalonia, Spain). ... El Port de la Selva is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Porbou Porbou is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Roses (Spanish: Rosas) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Sant Llorenç de la Muga Sant Llorenç de la Muga is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain with an area of 32,06km2 and its population of 177 people. ... Sant Pere Pescador is a small town in the Bay of Roses on the River Fluvià. The town has the benefit of a sandy 7km long beach. ... La Selva de Mar is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Terrades is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Common lane in Vilanant Vilanant is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. ...