Sant Pere de Ribes
Municipality
A panorama of the town
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°15′35″N 1°46′25″E / 41.25972°N 1.77361°E / 41.25972; 1.77361
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Garraf
Government
• Mayor	Abigail Garrido Tinta (2019)[1] (PSC)
Area [2]
• Total	40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	31,923
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal code	08810
Website	www.santperederibes.cat

Sant Pere de Ribes (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌsam ˈpeɾə ðə ˈriβəs]) is a town in the center of the Garraf comarca, in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. The remains of a 12th-century castle once ruled by the troubadour Guillem de Ribes are in the town.

Education

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Lycée Français Bel-Air Garraf, a French international school, is in Sant Pere de Ribes.^[4] The city is also home to Richmond International School, a Finnish-style school for students between the ages of 3 and 18. ^{[5] [6]}

Culture

Main festivals include:

• Festa Major de Sant Pere (29 June)
• Festa Major de Sant Pau (25 January)
• Festa Major de Santa Eulàlia (12 February)
• Festa Major de Sant Joan (24 June)

Sources

• 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).

References

External links

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Historic and artistical buildings (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)

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