Sils, Spain

Sils
Monument at entrance to Sils
Monument at entrance to Sils
Flag of Sils
Coat of arms of Sils
Sils is located in Province of Girona
Sils
Sils
Location in Catalonia
Sils is located in Spain
Sils
Sils
Sils (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E / 41.800; 2.750
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaSelva
Government
 • MayorEduard Colomé Ribas (2019)[1]
Area
 • Total29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total5,969
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Silenc, silenca
Websitewww.sils.cat

Sils (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsils]) is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a Renfe railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.

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