El Papiol

El Papiol
Municipality
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Coordinates: 41°26′21″N 2°0′38″E / 41.43917°N 2.01056°E / 41.43917; 2.01056
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
• Mayor	Joan Borràs Alborch (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	4,103
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Website	elpapiol.cat

El Papiol (Catalan pronunciation: [əl pəpiˈɔl]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river, on the A-7 autopista from Valencia to La Jonquera and the C-1413 road from Sabadell to Molins de Rei. At West it borders on Castellbisbal and Pallejà, at North on Valldoreix (Sant Cugat del Vallès) and at East on Molins de Rei. It is served by the Renfe railway line R4 from Barcelona to Martorell, Vilafranca del Penedès and Sant Vicenç de Calders, which is connected to the village center by a minibus service (6.30 am to 10.31 pm). It is also served by a bus service (L67) and a night bus service (N51) from Barcelona to Esparreguera.

• 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).
• Moran i Ocerinjauregui, Josep; Pladevall, Antoni; Riera i Viader, Sebastià; Alier, Roger; Codina, Jaume; Pagès i Paretas, Montserrat, et al. (1982). Gran Geografia Comarcal de Catalunya. Vol. 8: Barcelonès i Baix Llobregat, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana. ISBN 84-85194-13-6.

• Government data pages (in Catalan)