L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample (
Catalan for ''Expansion, Old Left'', meaning the older sector of L'Eixample
the Expansion'on the west/left side of
Carrer de Balmes) is a neighborhood in the ''
Eixample
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'' district of
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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(
Spain
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). Originally formed a single unit, called
Esquerra de l'Eixample
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, with the current neighborhood
la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample.
As of 2016, it had a population of 41,854.
References
Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, la
Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample, la
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