Lloret de Mar

Lloret de Mar
Flag of Lloret de Mar
Coat of arms of Lloret de Mar
Nickname: 
Lloret
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Location of Lloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar is located in Catalonia
Lloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar is located in Spain
Lloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar
Coordinates: 41°42′N 2°50′E / 41.700°N 2.833°E / 41.700; 2.833
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityCatalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaSelva
Government
 • MayorJaume Dulsat Rodríguez (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total48.7 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total37,350
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lloretenc, lloretenca
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitelloret.cat

Lloret de Mar (Catalan: [ʎuˈɾɛd ˈmaɾ] ; Spanish: [ʎoˈɾe(ð) ðe ˈmaɾ] ) is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia, Spain. It is 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Girona and 75 kilometres (47 miles) northeast of Barcelona. With a population of 38,402 in 2021,[4] it is the second largest town in the Selva comarca of Catalonia.

Lloret de Mar attracts summer visitors on package tours. Its main beach (length: 1,630 m; width: 45 m; small, gravel-like stones) is one of the most popular Costa Brava beaches,[citation needed] and is consistently awarded the Blue Flag for cleanliness.

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Lloret de Mar". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Lloret de Mar". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "Idescat. The municipality in figures". www.idescat.cat. Retrieved 2022-08-13.