Piera

Tourism during the summer months is also relatively important for the local economy. The FGC railway line R6 from Martorell and Barcelona to Igualada runs through the town, while local roads lead to Capellades and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Notable monuments include the castle of Fontanet. The castle which was restored in 1916 by Ramon de Viala d'Aiguavives, Baron of Almenar is documented in 955 a.c. and now used for private functions. The sister of the Baron of Almenar, Isabel de Viala d'Aiguavives also financed and patroned the modernist church of Ca n'Aguilera which was donated to Barcelona's Bishop by Zaragoza de Viala family in 1921. The architect of Ca n'Aguilera modernist church is Francesc Berenguer i Mestres, who was Antoni Gaudí's disciple and personal friend. Another Piera relevant monument is the church of Santa Maria, with both Gothic and Roman elements.

• Name — Piera • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — Catalonia Piera Ajuntament.JPG • Image Caption — City hall • Image Shield — Piera (escut).png • Pushpin Map — Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Catalonia • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Community • Subdivision Name1 — Catalonia • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Barcelona • Subdivision Type3 — Comarca • Subdivision Name3 — Anoia • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Jordi Madrid Roca (2015) • Area Total Km2 — 57.2 • Elevation M — 324 • Population As Of — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Population Total — population_total • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Demonym — Pierenc, pierenca • Website — www.viladepiera.cat Piera is a municipality that covers a large portion of the southeastern corner of the comarca of Anoia in Catalonia, Spain, on the left bank of the Anoia river. The agricultural land, mostly non-irrigated, is used for the cultivation of cereals, grapes, olives and almonds. The town itself hosts a number of light industries: textiles, plastics and construction materials. Tourism during the summer months is also relatively important for the local economy. The FGC railway line R6 from Martorell and Barcelona to Igualada runs through the town, while local roads lead to Capellades and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Notable monuments include the castle of Fontanet. The castle which was restored in 1916 by Ramon de Viala d'Aiguavives, Baron of Almenar is documented in 955 a.c. and now used for private functions. The sister of the Baron of Almenar, Isabel de Viala d'Aiguavives also financed and patroned the modernist church of Ca n'Aguilera which was donated to Barcelona's Bishop by Zaragoza de Viala family in 1921. The architect of Ca n'Aguilera modernist church is Francesc Berenguer i Mestres, who was Antoni Gaudí's disciple and personal friend. Another Piera relevant monument is the church of Santa Maria, with both Gothic and Roman elements.

The municipality of Piera includes several outlying villages (barris): these are usually distinguished into the older, traditional settlements (barris antics) and the newer urbanisations which have been developed to cope with the expansion of the municipality (barris nous). Populations are given for 1999, from the Ajuntament de Piera and cited in Història de Piera: the town of Piera (nucli urbà) had a population of 5,036 at that date, whereas the total population of the municipality was 8,551.

• El Bedorc (237), on the Anoia river • Ca n'Aguilera (161) • Can Cairot (28) • Can Creixell (2) • La Fortesa (57), on the Anoia river at the southern point of the municipality • Sant Jaume Sesoliveres (213)

• Bosc de l'Àliga (88) • Can Bonastre (490) • Can Bou (93) • Can Canals (602) • Can Claramunt (494) • Can Martí (222) • Can Mas (427) • Can Mata (166) • Castell de la Ventosa (51) • La Grua (20) • Vallbonica (26), on the road to Vallbona d'Anoia • La Venta i Can Musarro (138)

• Pop 1900 — 2663 • Pop 1930 — 3474 • Pop 1950 — 3334 • Pop 1970 — 3813 • Pop 1986 — 5215 • Pop Latest — 13,652 • Latest Year — 2007

Piera is twinned with: • Spain Estepa, Spain

Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.

On 30 October 2012, Piera proclaimed itself as a Free Catalan Territory.