Sant Cugat del Vallès

In addition to the monastery, the town's other notable buildings include the School of Architecture of the Vallès and the Centre d'Alt Rendiment (CAR, translit. High Performance Centre), a famous centre for professional sport training.

Sant Cugat has become an affluent suburb of Barcelona due to its location (only 20 kilometres from the city), its natural surroundings, and its pedestrian shopping area. Sant Cugat also offers restaurants, a concert venue, two cinemas, and one large shopping centre. It is also a political stronghold for conservative Catalan nationalism, with Convergència i Unió dominating the town's politics for 32 years up until 2019 when the Republican Left of Catalonia took control of the City Council with the support of other political forces (PSC and CUP).

Sant Cugat has seen its population increase in recent years, with more births than bigger cities like Barcelona (2004). It has also practically merged with the nearby Rubí (population 72,987) and Cerdanyola del Vallès (population 58,747).{{Cite web|title=Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|url=http://citypopulation.de/en/spain/cataluna/barcelona/08205__sant_cugat_del_vall%C3%A8s/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=citypopulation.de|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123121637/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/spain/cataluna/barcelona/08205__sant_cugat_del_vall%C3%A8s/|url-status=live}}

The town has its own train station with a direct metro connection into Barcelona city centre and the nearby industrial cities of Terrassa and Sabadell.

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These are some of the main sights of the municipality:{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitsantcugat.cat/en/heritage/|title=Sant Cugat heritage - Visit Sant Cugat. only 15 minutes from Barcelona|website=www.visitsantcugat.cat|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-01|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002020150/https://www.visitsantcugat.cat/en/heritage/|url-status=live}}

• Monastery of Sant Cugat{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitsantcugat.cat/en/monastery-of-sant-cugat/|title=Monastery of Sant Cugat, the best cloister in Europe. - Visit Sant Cugat|website=www.visitsantcugat.cat|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-01|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002020152/https://www.visitsantcugat.cat/en/monastery-of-sant-cugat/|url-status=live}}
• {{ill|Hermitage of Sant Medir|ca|Ermita de Sant Medir|es|Ermita de Sant Medir}} (10th century)
• {{ill|Hermitage of Sant Adjutori|ca|Ermita de Sant Adjutori|es|Ermita de Sant Adjutori}} (10th century)
• Torre Negra (12th century)
• {{ill|Gothic bridge of Can Vernet|ca|Pont de Can Vernet|es|Puente de Can Vernet}} (14th century)
• {{ill|Casa Armet|ca|Casa Armet|es|Casa Armet}}

There are some districts, villages and towns in this municipality such as Mira-sol with 14,474 inhabitants; Valldoreix, which has a population of 8,272; La Floresta, which has 4,553 inhabitants, and Les Planes, which is inhabited by 1,290 people.{{Cite web|url=https://geo.santcugat.cat/santcugat/visor-guia.jsp|title=Guia de Sant Cugat|language=ca|access-date=2018-10-01|archive-date=17 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317221212/https://geo.santcugat.cat/santcugat/visor-guia.jsp|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/en/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177010&menu=resultados&idp=1254734710990|title=INEbase / Demography and population /Municipal Register. Population by municipalities /Nomenclature: Continuous Register Population by Population Unit / Results|website=www.ine.es|language=en|access-date=2018-10-01|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019135914/https://ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/en/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177010&menu=resultados&idp=1254734710990|url-status=live}}

This table below shows the population of the municipality over the 20th century and the early 21st century.{{Catalan city demography table

| pop_1900=2,120

| pop_1930=5,190

| pop_1950=6,992

| pop_1970=20,490

| pop_1986=35,302

| pop_2000=52,654

| pop_2012=84,946{{cite web |url=http://www.idescat.cat/poblacioestrangera/?b=0&res=e203&lang=es |title=Idescat. Evolución de la población total y extranjera. Cataluña |website=Idescat.cat |access-date=2016-09-25 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102003805/http://www.idescat.cat/poblacioestrangera/?b=0&res=e203&lang=es |url-status=live }}

| pop_latest=87,118{{cite web |url=http://www.santcugat.cat/web/xifres |title=Ajuntament de Sant Cugat - Xifres |website=Santcugat.cat |date=2015-09-28 |access-date=2016-09-25 |archive-date=6 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206122302/http://santcugat.cat/web/xifres |url-status=live }}

| latest_year=2014}}

National Archive of Catalonia is in the commune.

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The main secondary schools in Sant Cugat are IES Angeleta Ferrer i Sensat de Sant Cugat and the Institut Joaquima Pla i Farreras. File:Colegi japones st cugat Valles 6642.jpg]]

The Japanese School of Barcelona, a Japanese international school, is located in the commune."[http://www.colegiojaponesbcn.org/fpcj/access.html バルセロナ日本人学校地図]" ([https://archive.today/20140105053948/http://www.colegiojaponesbcn.org/fpcj/access.html Archive]) Colegio Japonés de Barcelona. Retrieved on 4 January 2014. "Can Graells 61, 08174, Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona, Spain" The Hoshuko Barcelona Educación Japonesa/Escuela de Educación Japonesa en Barcelona (バルセロナ補習校 Baruserona Hoshūkō), a weekend supplementary Japanese school, holds its classes in the Japanese School of Barcelona building."[http://www.bcn-hoshuko.com/kop1.php TOPページ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112152230/http://www.bcn-hoshuko.com/kop1.php |date=12 January 2015 }}." Hoshuko Barcelona Educación Japonesa. Retrieved on February 15, 2015. "所在地 Camí de Can Graells, 61 Polígon Can Graells 08174 Sant Cugat del Valles Barcelona, Spain" and "バルセロナ日本人学校の校舎を借用し、授業を行なっています。"

The [http://www.eisbarcelona.com/en/ European school of Barcelona] (IES) is an international school focusing on international languages from outside Spain. Some of the most popular languages studied there are English, French and Chinese.{{Cite web|date=15 November 2019|title=Official website of the IES school.|url=http://www.eisbarcelona.com/en/|access-date=30 November 2020|website=European International School Of Barcelona (EIS-Barcelona)|publisher=European International School Of Barcelona (EIS-Barcelona) (Owned by EIS)|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204194640/http://www.eisbarcelona.com/en/|url-status=live}}

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A number of entities and clubs that promote traditional Catalan Culture exist. Among them,

• A sardana club (Entitat Sardanista de Sant Cugat) that promotes this popular Catalan dance.
• A castellers club was formed in 1996.{{Cite web|date=2019-04-21|title=▷ CASTELLERS de SANT CUGAT - Castells.Online|url=https://castells.online/castellers-de-sant-cugat/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=🔺 Castells.online|language=ca|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204705/https://castells.online/castellers-de-sant-cugat/|url-status=usurped}}
• A diables club was formed in 1990.{{Cite web|title=Qui som?|url=http://diablesdesantcugat.cat/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Diables de Sant Cugat del Vallès|language=ca|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022064411/http://diablesdesantcugat.cat/|url-status=live}}
• A geganters club.

Moreover, Sant Cugat is home to several museums, including the Museu de Sant Cugat, located at the Monastery, centred on the history of the town.

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{{Reflist}}

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya; {{ISBN|84-87135-01-3}} (Spanish); {{ISBN|84-87135-02-1}} (Catalan).

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• [http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=0820550006 Government data pages] {{in lang|ca}}
• [https://www.visitsantcugat.cat/en/ Tourist Information]

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{{Geographic location

|Centre = Sant Cugat del Vallès

|N = Sant Quirze del Vallès

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|E = Cerdanyola del Vallès

|SE = Barcelona

|S = Sant Feliu de Llobregat

|SW = Molins de Rei

|W = Castellbisbal
El Papiol

|NW = Rubí

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