Masquefa (Catalan pronunciation: [məsˈkefə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of the Penedès Depression on the road between Piera and Martorell. It is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona via Martorell to Igualada.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
959 1232 1160 1605 2483 7747

Subdivisions

Five outlying villages are included within the municipality of Masquefa (populations as of 2005):

Transportation

Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.

References

  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989); L. Luna (2007). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Line R6
Barcelona
(Plaça d'Espanya)
Masquefa Igualada