| Santa María de Palautordera | |
| 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: | Barcelona |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Valles Oriental |
| Coordinates: | 41.6953°N 2.4458°W |
| Elevation M: | 208 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.9 |
| Population Demonym: | Palauenc, Palauenca |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Catalan |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 08460 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Jordi Xena Ibáñez (2015)[2] |
| Leader Party: | CiU |
Santa María de Palautordera (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈsantə məˈɾi.ə ðə pəˌlawtuɾˈðeɾə/) is a village and municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
The village is situated in the valley of the River Tordera, at the foot of the Montseny Massif. The vegetation is predominantly pine and oak woods.
The population of Santa María de Palautordera as measured by the Town Hall was 9,103 in 2015. The Municipal Population Register[3] has been produced annually since 1998 and demonstrates the change in population:
| Year | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4,700 | 4,495 | 9,195 | |
| 2008 | 4,445 | 4,169 | 8,614 | |
| 2003 | 3,779 | 3,539 | 7,318 | |
| 1998 | 2,916 | 2,879 | 5,795 |
Santa María de Palautordera is served by its own station (simply called Palautordera) on the Rodalies de Catalunya regional rail system. The system is currently operated by the Catalan Government.
Santa María de Palautordera is twinned with: