Fornells de la Selva

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

41°56′N 2°49′E / 41.933°N 2.817°E / 41.933; 2.817Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceGironaComarcaGironèsGovernment • mayorNarcís Boschdemont Esparraguera (2015)^[1]Area • Total11.9 km² (4.6 sq mi)Elevation102 m (335 ft)Population • Total2,649 • Density220/km² (580/sq mi)Demonym(s)Fornellenc, fornellencaWebsitewww.fornellsdelaselva.cat

Fornells de la Selva (Catalan pronunciation: [fuɾˈneʎz ðə lə ˈsɛlβə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Gironès that forms part of the urban area of Girona.

The northern boundary is with the municipality of Girona; the southern is with Riudellots de la Selva and Campllong; the east with Quart and Llambilles; and the west with Vilablareix and Aiguaviva. The municipality covers an area of 11.88 square kilometres (4.59 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 2,479.^[2]

Transportation

Fornells de la Selva is located 7 km south of Girona via the N-IIa. It also has its own railway station (with ticket sales currently closed) which is served by Renfe's Regional line from Barcelona and to Portbou. It is also 5 km from the Girona-Costa Brava Airport.

References

External links

• Government data pages (in Catalan)