Figueres | |
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![]() St. Peter's church | |
![]() Location in Alt Empordà county | |
Coordinates: 42°16′00″N 2°57′54″E / 42.26667°N 2.96500°E | |
Sovereign state | ![]() |
Community | ![]() |
Region | Girona |
County | Alt Empordà |
Province | Girona |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jordi Masquef Creus (2023) (JxC)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 46,381 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | figuerenc, -enca (pl. figuerencs, -enques) |
Climate | Csa |
Website | figueres |
Figueres (Catalan: [fiˈɣeɾəs] ; Spanish: Figueras [fiˈɣeɾas] ) is the capital city of Alt Empordà county, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain.
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, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.