Les Corts (district)
Les Corts | |
|---|---|
Camp Nou in Les Corts | |
Location in Barcelona | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′14″N 02°08′30″E / 41.38722°N 2.14167°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarque | Barcelonès |
| City | Barcelona |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 81,577 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Catalan and Spanish |
| PIN | 080xx |
| Telephone code | +34 |
Les Corts (Catalan pronunciation: [ləs ˈkoɾts]) is one of the ten districts of the city of Barcelona in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. It was a free territory tied to the crown, and became the autonomous municipality of Les Corts de Sarrià in 1836. In 1897, it was added to Barcelona, and was marked as district number four in the current demarcation in 1984.
Extending over a land area of 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi), it is the third smallest district in Barcelona after Ciutat Vella and Gràcia. It is located in the western part of the city, bordered by the districts of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Eixample, and Sants-Montjuïc, and the municipalities of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Esplugues de Llobregat in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. It had a population of 81,577 inhabitants in 2021, making it the least populous district of the city.