Sils, Spain

Sils
Monument at entrance to Sils
Sils
Location in Catalonia
Sils
Sils (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E / 41.800; 2.750
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaSelva
Government
  MayorEduard Colomé Ribas (2019)
Area
  Total
29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
5,969
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Silenc, silenca
Websitewww.sils.cat

Sils (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsils]) is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a Renfe railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.