Vilafranca del Penedès
Vilafranca del Penedès | |
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Vilafranca del Penedès | |
Location in Alt Penedès county | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′53.75″N 1°41′34.60″E / 41.3482639°N 1.6929444°E | |
| Sovereign state | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Region | Penedès |
| County | Alt Penedès |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Romero Gamarra (2023) (PSC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 40,055 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vilafranquí, vilafranquina |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | vilafranca |
Vilafranca del Penedès, or simply Vilafranca, is the capital of Alt Penedès county in Penedès, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Penedès Depression on the left bank of the Foix River, and on the main axis of communication from Barcelona to Tarragona and Valencia, served by a Rodalies Barcelona line 4 and by the AP-7 autopista as well as by the C-243 towards Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, and C-15 (formerly called C-244) roads to Vilanova i la Geltrú and Igualada respectively.