Country Spain Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 734.5 km² Capital Granollers | Autonomous community Catalonia Largest municipality Granollers Population 399,781 (2014) Province Province of Barcelona | |
Municipalities List
Aiguafreda, L'Ametlla del Vallès, Bigues i Riells, Caldes de Montbui, Campins, Canovelles, Cànoves i Samalús, Cardedeu, Figaró-Montmany, Fogars de Montclús, Les Franqueses del Vallès, La Garriga, Granollers, Gualba, La Llagosta, Lliçà d'Amunt, Lliçà de Vall, Llinars del Vallès, Martorelles, Mollet del Vallès, Montmeló, Montornès del Vallès, Montseny, Parets del Vallès, La Roca del Vallès, Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Sant Celoni, Sant Esteve de Palautordera, Sant Feliu de Codines, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana, Santa Maria de Martorelles, Santa Maria de Palautordera, Tagamanent, Vallgorguina, Vallromanes, Vilalba Sasserra, Vilanova del Vallès Clubs and Teams BM Granollers, CB Granollers, EC Granollers Points of interest Sant Miquel del Fai, Granollers Museum, Turó de l'Home, Santa Fe Reservoir, Granollers Museum of Natural S Destinations Montseny, Granollers, Sant Celoni, La Garriga, Caldes de Montbui | ||
Vallès Oriental [bəˈʎɛz uɾjənˈtaɫ] is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.
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Map of El Vall%C3%A8s Oriental, Barcelona, Spain
In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, Granera, Sant Quirze Safaja - to the new comarca of Moianès.
Vegetation
The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, cork oak, and Aleppo pine. There are some oaks (in the narrow sense of the word) at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European beech and silver fir woods.
References
Vallès Oriental Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA