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Sant Andreu () is one of the ten districts of
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since its redistricting in 1984. It was named after the former municipality of
Sant Andreu de Palomar Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighbourhood of Barcelona. It's the oldest part of the Sant Andreu Sant Andreu () is one of the ten districts of Barcelona since its redistricting in 1984. It was named after the former municipality of Sant A ...
, which was the largest in the area and now makes up the bulk of the neighbourhood bearing its name, as well as part of the neighboring district of
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. ...
. Its size is 653 ha. (third district in size) and it had 142,598 inhabitants in 2005. It is in the northern part of the city, bordering the river Besòs, two adjacent towns in the
metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
,
Sant Adrià de Besòs Sant Adrià de Besòs () is a city and a municipality within the comarca of Barcelonès in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean coast, at the mouth of river Besòs, extending to both sides of the estuary although th ...
and
Santa Coloma de Gramenet Santa Coloma de Gramenet () informally simply known as Santa Coloma (in Spanish: Santa Coloma de Gramanet, historically also known as ''Gramenet de Besòs'') is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the L ...
, and three other districts of Barcelona:
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. ...
,
Horta-Guinardó Horta-Guinardó () is the name of one of the districts of Barcelona, located in its North-Eastern corner. It is named after two very heterogeneous areas of the city, Horta and el Guinardó, which together cover a large area of 11.92 km², ...
and Sant Martí.


Neighborhoods

It is further divided in seven neighborhoods: *
Sant Andreu de Palomar Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighbourhood of Barcelona. It's the oldest part of the Sant Andreu Sant Andreu () is one of the ten districts of Barcelona since its redistricting in 1984. It was named after the former municipality of Sant A ...
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La Sagrera La Sagrera is a neighborhood of Barcelona. Geography La Sagrera is bordered to the north by Sant Andreu del Palomar and to the east by the neighborhood of La Verneda; included by the south end is the zone named Navas, and to the west the C ...
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Trinitat Vella Trinitat Vella is one of the seven neighborhoods in the ''Sant Andreu'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...
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Baró de Viver Baró de Viver is a neighborhood in the ''Sant Andreu'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ult ...
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Navas Navas may refer to: * Navas (surname), a Spanish surname * Navas, Sant Andreu, a neighborhood of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain * Navas (Barcelona Metro), a railway station in the Sant Andreu district, Spain * Navàs, a town and municipality in the ...
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El Congrés i els Indians El Congrés i els Indians is a neighborhood in the ''Sant Andreu'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' n ...
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Bon Pastor Bon Pastor is a neighbourhood in Sant And ...


See also

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Sant Andreu Arenal railway station Sant Andreu Arenal is a Rodalies de Catalunya station in the Barcelona district of Sant Andreu. It is served by Barcelona commuter rail lines , and as well as regional line . Passengers can also commute here to Barcelona Metro line 1 station ...
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Sant Andreu Comtal railway station Sant Andreu (also known as Barcelona-Sant Andreu; previously Sant Andreu Comtal) is a Rodalies de Catalunya station in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona. It is served by Barcelona commuter rail service lines and , as well as regional line . ...
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Bac de Roda Bridge The Bac de Roda Bridge, known locally as the Calatrava bridge, is a road bridge that links the districts of Sant Andreu and Sant Martí in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The bridge was constructed between 1984 and 1987, to a design by Sa ...
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Casa Bloc The Casa Bloc is a residential building built between 1932 and 1936 in the Sant Andreu district of the city of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). Its architects were Josep Lluís Sert (1902–1983), Josep Torres Clavé (1906–1939) and Joan Baptista ...
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UE Sant Andreu Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu () is a Spanish football team based in the city of Barcelona in the district of Sant Andreu, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home mat ...
(football club) * Street names in Barcelona *
Urban planning of Barcelona The urban planning of Barcelona developed in accordance with the historical and territorial changes of the city, and in line with other defining factors of public space, such as architecture, urban infrastructure and the adaptation and maintenanc ...


Sources


External links


Sant Andreu de Palomar council websiteUnió Esportiva Sant AndreuL'Eix comercial de Sant Andreu
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