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Pineda de Mar

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Pineda de Mar
Coat of arms of Pineda de Mar
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaMaresme
Government
 • MayorXavier Amor i Martín (PSC)
Area
 • Total10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total25,568
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Pinedenc, pinedenca
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Pineda de Mar is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Calella and Santa Susanna. The main N-II road and a RENFE railway line run through the town.

The town centre has several historical buildings from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Four arches survive of a Roman aqueduct[disambiguation needed] over the Pineda river.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1807 3275 3188 7776 13,951 25,568

Twin towns

References

  • 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).