Valls

Valls
Coat of arms of Valls
Location in Alt Camp county
Location in Alt Camp county
Valls is located in Catalonia
Valls
Valls
Valls is located in Spain
Valls
Valls
Coordinates: 41°17′18″N 1°15′7″E / 41.28833°N 1.25194°E / 41.28833; 1.25194
Sovereign state Spain
Community Catalonia
RegionCamp de Tarragona
CountyAlt Camp
ProvinceTarragona
Government
 • MayorDolors Farré i Cuadras (2019) (JxC)
Area
 • Total
55.3 km2 (21.4 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
24,156
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)vallenc, -enca
(pl. vallencs, -enques)
ClimateCsa
Websitevalls.cat

Valls (Catalan pronunciation: [baʎs]) is a city and municipality in the Camp de Tarragona region in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp. In 2014, it had a population of 24,570.

Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers tradition known as the castells. The town is the birthplace of the composer Robert Gerhard (1896–1970).

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.