Country Spain Comarca Alt Empordà Elevation 5 m Population 2,138 (2014) Province Province of Girona | Community Catalonia Website santpere.cat Area 18.4 km² Local time Tuesday 9:21 PM | |
Weather 13°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Sant pere pescador
Sant Pere Pescador is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, is a small town in the Bay of Roses on the river Fluvià, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.
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- Sant pere pescador
- Map of 17470 Sant Pere Pescador Province of Girona Spain
- Sant pere pescador beach route 2015
- Population
- References
Map of 17470 Sant Pere Pescador, Province of Girona, Spain
The town has the benefit of a sandy 7 km long beach. The first reference to the town dates from 974 when it was owned by the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes part of the County of Empúries. The castle of Sant Pere dates from the 14th Century.
The surrounding marshes were drained in the 17th and 18th Centuries making the area an important agricultural centre. There are several orchards in the area. Tourism has become more important. Nearby is the Natural Park Aiguamolls de l’Empordà
Sant pere pescador beach route 2015
Population
Sant Pere Pescador has a 37% of immigrants coming mainly from Morocco and non-EU countries (especially Morocco).