Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.02°N 0.831°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarragona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Baix Camp |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Alfons García Rodríguez (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 102.7 |
Elevation M: | 281 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Vandellossenc, vandellossenca |
Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant (pronounced as /ca/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Camp in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the south-west of the comarca, between the Serra de Llaberia range and the coast. The town of Vandellòs is some 15 km inland, connected with the AP-7 autopista and the N-340 road (which run near to the coast) by the C-44 road. The town of L'Hospitalet de l'Infant is on the coast, and is an important tourist centre: it is served by a station on the RENFE railway line between Tarragona and Valencia.
In medieval times the town was part of the Barony of Entença.
The nuclear power stations Vandellòs I and II are situated on the coast near l'Hospitalet de l'Infant.
Pop 1900: | 2722 |
Pop 1930: | 2336 |
Pop 1950: | 1936 |
Pop 1970: | 2394 |
Pop 1986: | 4338 |
Pop Latest: | 5420 |
Latest Year: | 2007 |