Maresme

Maresme (Catalan pronunciation: [məˈɾɛzmə]) is a comarca (coonty) locatit alang the Catalan Mediterranean coast in Spain, atween the comarques o Barcelonès (at the Soothwast) an Selva (at the Northeast), an also borderin wi Vallès Oriental (at the wast).

Maresme
Comarca
Coat airms
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Caipital	Mataró
Municipalities	Leet Alella, Arenys de Mar, Arenys de Munt, Argentona, Cabrera de Mar, Cabrils, Caldes d'Estrac, Calella, Canet de Mar, Dosrius, Malgrat de Mar, El Masnou, Mataró, Montgat, Òrrius, Palafolls, Pineda de Mar, Premià de Dalt, Premià de Mar, Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Sant Cebrià de Vallalta, Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Sant Pol de Mar, Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Santa Susanna, Teià, Tiana, Tordera, Vilassar de Dalt, Vilassar de Mar
Area
• Total	396.9 km2 (153.2 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	414,081
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	maresmenc (m.) maresmenca (f.)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Lairgest municipality	Mataró

Montcabrer, comarca o the Maresme

Its caipital an lairgest ceety is Mataró (pop. 119,035 in 2007).

Geografie

Maresme's territory occupees a lang an narrae aurie atween the Mediterranean Sea an the hills o Serralada Litoral (Catalonie's coastal muntains), an specifically Montnegre's an Corredor's hills in the northren hauf an Sant Mateu's hills in the soothren hauf. This particular shape haes condeetioned baith the geografie an the history o this comarca. Probably the main distinct elements o its geografie are the characteristic rieres (torrents). These short, intermittent watter streams, which cross the comarca transversally amaist ivery hunder metres, produce pouerful an dangerous floods when it rains.

Canet des de els Tarongers

Maresme haes been historically vera well connectit wi the rest o the comarca as well as wi Barcelona thanks tae auld Camí Ral (Ryal Way) (actual N-II main road) an railwey (The Barcelona–Mataró railwey route, feenished in 1848, wis the first iver in aw the Iberian Peninsula). Communications wur enhancit in recent years wi the construction o the C-32's Barcelona–Mataró section (1969), which wis the first autopista (heich-gate) iver in Spain, an its subsequent enlairgement, the Mataró-Palafolls's section (1995).

Canet, Skies Modernists

Municipalities

Total Maresme's population in 2007 wis 414,081. Populations o municipalities as o 2006 are leetit in the table belaw:

Municipality	Population (2006)
Alella	8,998
Arenys de Mar	14,164
Arenys de Munt	7,807
Argentona	11,402
Cabrera de Mar	4,269
Cabrils	6,698
Caldes d'Estrac	2,672
Calella	18,034
Canet de Mar	13,181
Dosrius	4,658
Malgrat de Mar	17,822
El Masnou	21,935
Mataró	119,035
Montgat	9,778
Òrrius	487
Palafolls	8,061
Pineda de Mar	25,568
Premià de Dalt	9,788
Premià de Mar	27,590
Sant Andreu de Llavaneres	9,745
Sant Cebrià de Vallalta	3,075
Sant Iscle de Vallalta	1,193
Sant Pol de Mar	4,904
Sant Vicenç de Montalt	5,267
Santa Susanna	3,019
Teià	5,969
Tiana	7,417
Tordera	14,017
Vilassar de Dalt	8,476
Vilassar de Mar	19,052

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial comarcal wab steid
• IDESCAT: statistical information aboot Maresme (in Catalan) Archived 2004-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Local TV o Maresme Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine at Tecnocampus
• Aw the tourist information, shoppin an services Maresme