Sant Cugat del Vallès


Sant Cugat del Vallès is a town and municipality north of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. Known as Castrum Octavianum in antiquity and as Pins del Vallès during the Second Spanish Republic, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery. The final part of its toponym, del Vallès, is a reference to the historical county where the town is situated, Vallès.

Description

In addition to the monastery, the town's other notable buildings include the School of Architecture of the Vallès and the Centre d'Alt Rendiment, a famous centre for professional sport training.
Sant Cugat has become an affluent suburb of Barcelona due to its location, its natural surroundings, and its pedestrian shopping area. Sant Cugat also offers restaurants, a concert venue, two cinemas, and one large shopping centre. It is also a political stronghold for conservative Catalan nationalism, with Convergència i Unió dominating the town's politics for 32 years up until 2019 when Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya took control of the City Council with the support of other political forces.
Sant Cugat has seen its population increase in recent years, with more births than bigger cities like Barcelona. It has also practically merged with the nearby Rubí and Cerdanyola del Vallès.
The town has its own train station with a direct metro connection into Barcelona city centre and the nearby industrial cities of Terrassa and Sabadell.

Main sights

These are some of the main sights of the municipality:
There are some districts, villages and towns in this municipality such as Mira-sol where 14,474 live; Valldoreix, which has a population of 8,272; La Floresta, whose population consists in 4,553 inhabitants and Les Planes, which is inhabited by 1,290 people.
This table below show the population of the municipality during the 20th century and the early 21st century.

Government

is in the commune.

Education

The Japanese School of Barcelona, a Japanese international school, is located in the commune. The Hoshuko Barcelona Educación Japonesa/Escuela de Educación Japonesa en Barcelona, a weekend supplementary Japanese school, holds its classes in the Japanese School of Barcelona building.

Culture

The town has a sardana club that promotes this popular Catalan dance. A castellers club was formed in 1996.

Sister cities