Figueres

for other uses see Figueres (disambiguation)

The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first successful machine powered submarine. Also born here was Monica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.

The city is twinned with Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees in France.

[edit] Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2002
10,922	14,362	16,841	22,557	31,942	33,064

Situated in the north-east corner of Catalonia, Figueres is about 40 km far from Girona, 140 km from Barcelona, 60 km from Perpignan and 50 km far from Girona-Costa Brava Airport.

The projected high-speed rail lines connecting Figueres to Perpignan via LGV and to Madrid-Barcelona via AVE are scheduled to begin service in 2009 and 2012.

Dalí Museum

Town church tower, Figueres

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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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