Calonge

Calonge
Coat of arms of Calonge
Calonge is located in Province of Girona
Calonge
Calonge
Calonge is located in Catalonia
Calonge
Calonge
Calonge is located in Spain
Calonge
Calonge
Coordinates: 41°51′45″N 3°04′35″E / 41.86250°N 3.07639°E / 41.86250; 3.07639
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaBaix Empordà
Government
 • MayorJordi Soler Casals (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area
 • Total33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total10,897
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Calongí, calongina
Websitecalonge.cat

Calonge (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈlɔɲʒə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.

The town comprises two parts, a medieval hill village and modern seaside resort. The main urban centre and original village is about 4 km inland from the Bay of Sant Antoni. The towers and walls of Calonge castle date from the thirteenth century.

Sant Antoni de Calonge, a resort, lies on the coast between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós.

The two parts are connected by GI-660 which then leads north through Las Gavarres mountains to La Bisbal d'Empordà. The C-31, the main north-south route through the Costa Brava splits the two parts.

Some of the bests campsites of the Costa Brava are located here, such as Cala Gogo, Treumal and International Calonge.

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Calonge". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Calonge". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.