Sallent

Sallent
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°49′33″N 1°53′42″E / 41.82583°N 1.89500°E / 41.82583; 1.89500
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Bages
Government
• Mayor	Oriol Ribalta (2019)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi)
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	6,636
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Sallentins
Website	www.sallent.cat

Sallent de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈʎen də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) or Sallent is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, 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 (1807–1870).