Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant

Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Conca de Barberà
Government
• Mayor	Josep Castellnou i Barceló
Area
• Total	102.67 km2 (39.64 sq mi)
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,839
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vandellossenc, vandellossenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant 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 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.

Nuclear power stations

The nuclear power stations Vandellòs I and II are situated on the coast near l'Hospitalet de l'Infant. They are the site of the two most serious incidents at Catalan nuclear power stations. A fire at Vandellòs-I in 1983 was classified as a level 3 incident on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES). A rupture of a cooling pipe leading to a leak of sea water in Vandellòs-II on 25 August 2004 was classified as a level 2 incident: it led to a fine of more than 1.5 million euros for the owners of the power station.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
2722	2336	1936	2394	4338	5420

See also

• Fatges

References

• 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).

External links

• Official website c.
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya c.
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya c.