Vallès Oriental

Comarca in Catalonia, Spain

Vallès Oriental (Catalan pronunciation: [bəˈʎɛz uɾiənˈtal]) is a comarca (county) in the Barcelona region in Catalonia (Spain). Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the historical Vallès region.

In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, Granera, Sant Quirze Safaja - to the new comarca of Moianès.^[1]

Municipalities

Vegetation

The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, cork oak, and Aleppo pine. There are some oaks (in the narrow sense of the word) at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European beech and silver fir woods.

References

1. "El Parlament aprova la llei de creació del Moianès amb els vots en contra de Ciutadans i l'abstenció del PP" (in Catalan). La Vanguardia. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
2. "El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

External links

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Information about Vallès Oriental from the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)

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