Gavà () is a municipality in the

Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat () is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Barcelona region and its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat. Municipalities Proposed changes It has long been proposed to split the northern part of ...

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, in the

province of Barcelona Barcelona (; ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is .Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

, Spain. It borders the coast of the

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between

Viladecans Viladecans () is a town near Barcelona, Spain. It is located between Sant Boi de Llobregat and Sant Climent de Llobregat, and is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between El Prat de Llobregat and Gavà. It has a hospital, which serves the su ...

and Castelldefels. Gavà has a beach and two population centers: the city proper and Gavà Mar (Gavà Sea), a coastal neighborhood. Gavà's mayor belongs to the

Socialists' Party of Catalonia The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (, PSC–PSOE) is a social democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping, led by Josep Pallach i Carolà, the Socia ...

Education

Lycée Français de Gavà Bon Soleil Lycée International Barcelona - Bon Soleil (LIB) is a French international school in Gavà, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. it serves ''petite section'' through ''seconde'', the second-to-last year of ''lycée'' (sixth form college/high s ...

, a French international school, is in the town. British College of Gava, is in the town.

Demography

Sports

* CF Gavà (

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)

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

External links

The Website of Gavà
(in Catalan , Spanish , English)
Artistic and historical buildings in Gavà
(in Catalan)
The Website of Gavà Mar
(in Catalan , Spanish , English , French)
Government data pages
Municipalities in Baix Llobregat {{Barcelona-geo-stub