Sallent () is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the

Autonomous Community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northe ...

, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of

Saint Anthony Mary Claret Anthony Mary Claret, CMF ( ca, Antoni Maria Claret i Clarà; es, link=no, Antonio María Claret y Clarà; December 23, 1807 – October 24, 1870) was a Catholic Church in Spain, Spanish Catholic archbishop and missionary, and was confessor of Is ...

(1807–1870)

Demography

According to Spanish census data,Sallent population statistics
/ref> this is the population of Sallent in recent years.

References

External links

La Disputació de Barcelona - Municipal Directory: ''Sallent''

Government data pages
Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub