Banyoles

Banyoles (Catalan pronunciation: [bəˈɲɔləs]) is a city of 20,168 inhabitants (2021) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.

Banyoles
Municipality
Banyoles
Location in Catalonia
Banyoles
Banyoles (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°7′10″N 2°45′59″E
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaPla de l'Estany
Government
  mayorMiquel Noguer Planas (2015) (CiU)
Area
  Total11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total19,615
  Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
DemonymBanyolí
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17820
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.banyoles.cat

The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to the nearby city of Girona (12 km to the south).

Banyoles was connected to Girona by the 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached it by 1928. Service on the line continued until 1956.

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