Vallbona is a neighbourhood in the

Nou Barris Nou Barris (, "nine neighbourhoods") is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it's made up of thirteen. ...

district of

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Catalonia (Spain), in the city's northern outskirts. It covers an area of , in a hilly region just south of Montcada, between on one side the railway lines running alongside the

Besòs river Besòs may refer to: * Besòs (river) The Besòs (; es, Besós, link=no) is a river flowing through Catalonia, Spain, formed by the confluence of the Mogent and Congost rivers. It ends in the Mediterranean. Its full watershed includes the follo ...

, and on the other side the motorways running along the valley which separate the village from the rest of Barcelona. It is connected to

Torre Baró Torre Baró is a neighborhood in the '' Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra' ...

and the rest of the Nou Barris district by a bridge spanning the motorways. Vallbona was a small village until the middle of the twentieth century when most of it was demolished, the Rec Comtal canal mostly covered over, and high-density housing built. The motorways were built starting in the 1960s. Its population in 2013 was 1,330, giving a population density of 2,224 per km².

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