Mollet del Vallès
Mollet del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [muˈʎɛd dəl βəˈʎɛs]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Besòs river, and is an important communications hub from Barcelona towards the north: the AP-7 Motorway passes through the municipality, as do the Renfe railway lines to Vic and Puigcerdà and to Girona and Portbou. The town is also served by the C-17 highway (formerly N-152).
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Mollet del Vallès Location in Catalonia Mollet del Vallès Mollet del Vallès (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41.539°N 2.213°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Vallès Oriental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mireia Dionisio (2022-) (PSC-PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 51,133 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Molletà |
| Area code | 08100 |
| Website | molletvalles |
Mollet del Vallès has a number of buildings in the modernista and noucentista styles. The studio-museum of the painter Abelló displays modern Catalan art.
Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics was carried out in Mollet del Vallès; the range has been reused for the 1998 ISSF World Shooting Championships.
Tha flag is a horizontal tricolour, in the proportion 2:1:1, of white, red, and white, and has a red mullus (a goatfish) on the broad upper stripe.