| Vallès Oriental | |
| Native Name Lang: | ca |
| Settlement Type: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barcelona |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Granollers |
| Leader Title1: | Body |
| Leader Name1: | Vallès Oriental Comarcal Council |
| Leader Title2: | President |
| Leader Name2: | Emilio Cordero (PSC) |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Aiguafreda, L'Ametlla del Vallès, Bigues i Riells, Caldes de Montbui, Campins, Canovelles, Cànoves i Samalús, Cardedeu, Figaró-Montmany, Fogars de Montclús, Les Franqueses del Vallès, La Garriga, Granollers, Gualba, La Llagosta, Lliçà d'Amunt, Lliçà de Vall, Llinars del Vallès, Martorelles, Mollet del Vallès, Montmeló, Montornès del Vallès, Montseny, Parets del Vallès, La Roca del Vallès, Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Sant Celoni, Sant Esteve de Palautordera, Sant Feliu de Codines, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana, Santa Maria de Martorelles, Santa Maria de Palautordera, Tagamanent, Vallgorguina, Vallromanes, Vilalba Sasserra, Vilanova del Vallès |
| Area Total Km2: | 734.5 |
| Population Total: | 399,781 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | |
| Population Note: | adjusted following Moianès creation |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Largest municipality |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Granollers |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Website: | www.vallesoriental.cat |
Vallès Oriental (pronounced as /ca/) is a comarca (county) in the Barcelona region in Catalonia (Spain). Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the historical Vallès region.
In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, Granera, Sant Quirze Safaja - to the new comarca of Moianès.[1]
| Municipality | Population(2014)[2] | Areakm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 2,498 | align=right | 7.9 | ||
| align=right | 8,283 | align=right | 14.2 | ||
| align=right | 8,854 | align=right | 28.6 | ||
| align=right | 17,156 | align=right | 37.4 | ||
| align=right | 521 | align=right | 7.3 | ||
| align=right | 15,954 | align=right | 6.7 | ||
| align=right | 2,863 | align=right | 29.2 | ||
| align=right | 17,698 | align=right | 12.1 | ||
| align=right | 1,096 | align=right | 15.0 | ||
| align=right | 482 | align=right | 39.7 | ||
| align=right | 19,170 | align=right | 29.1 | ||
| align=right | 15,762 | align=right | 18.8 | ||
| align=right | 59,930 | align=right | 14.9 | ||
| align=right | 1,429 | align=right | 23.3 | ||
| align=right | 13,430 | align=right | 3.0 | ||
| align=right | 14,696 | align=right | 22.3 | ||
| align=right | 6,354 | align=right | 10.8 | ||
| align=right | 9,536 | align=right | 27.6 | ||
| align=right | 4,783 | align=right | 3.6 | ||
| align=right | 51,719 | align=right | 10.8 | ||
| align=right | 8,863 | align=right | 4.0 | ||
| align=right | 16,217 | align=right | 10.2 | ||
| align=right | 332 | align=right | 26.8 | ||
| align=right | 18,733 | align=right | 9.1 | ||
| align=right | 10,518 | align=right | 36.9 | ||
| align=right | 5,708 | align=right | 13.7 | ||
| align=right | 17,251 | align=right | 65.2 | ||
| align=right | 2,532 | align=right | 10.6 | ||
| align=right | 5,900 | align=right | 15.0 | ||
| align=right | 8,666 | align=right | 13.2 | ||
| align=right | 4,248 | align=right | 34.7 | ||
| align=right | 7,114 | align=right | 14.2 | ||
| align=right | 851 | align=right | 4.5 | ||
| align=right | 9,138 | align=right | 16.9 | ||
| align=right | 322 | align=right | 43.3 | ||
| align=right | 2,699 | align=right | 22.1 | ||
| align=right | 2,519 | align=right | 10.6 | ||
| align=right | 706 | align=right | 6.0 | ||
| align=right | 5,250 | align=right | 15.2 | ||
| • Total: 39 | align=right | 399,781 | align=right | 734.5 |
The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, cork oak, and Aleppo pine. There are some oaks (in the narrow sense of the word) at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European beech and silver fir woods.