| Banyoles | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Catalonia#Spain |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Girona |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pla de l'Estany |
| Coordinates: | 42.1194°N 2.7664°W |
| Elevation M: | 172 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.0 |
| Population Demonym: | Banyolí |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 17820 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Leader Title: | mayor |
| Leader Name: | Miquel Noguer Planas (2015)[2] |
| Leader Party: | CiU |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa |
Banyoles (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /bəˈɲɔləs/) is a city of 20,168 inhabitants (2021) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to the nearby city of Girona (12 km to the south).
Banyoles was connected to Girona by the gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached it by 1928. Service on the line continued until 1956.[3] [4]
Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles, a natural lake located in a tectonic depression.
It was the venue for the rowing events in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The "negro of Banyoles", a controversial piece of taxidermy, was at Darder Museum(ca)(fr).
Each year a triathlon Premium European Cup (or even an IFC Canoe Marathon World Championship in 2010) is held in Banyoles, the hometown of the Spanish 2011 Champion Carolina Routier. National and regional events take place as well throughout the year, such as the Spanish triathlon championship [5] and the Championship of Catalonia.[6]