Capçanes
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Capçanes from the east
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 Capçanes
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| Coordinates: 41°06′07″N 0°46′55″E / 41.102°N 0.782°ECoordinates: 41°06′07″N 0°46′55″E / 41.102°N 0.782°E | ||
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 Spain
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| Community |
 Catalonia
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| Province |
 Tarragona
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| Comarca | Priorat | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Carlos Vaqué (2015) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 411 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) | |
| Website | capcanes |
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Capçanes is a Catalan village in the province of Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Priorat.
Capçanes is situated about 7 km (4.4 mi) south of Falset, 40 km (25 mi) west of Tarragona, and about 160 km (100 mi) south-west of Barcelona.
The village's main activity is agriculture, predominantly wine-growing, but also olive and almond production.
Pere Joan Barceló i Anguera (1687–1741), a.k.a. Carrasclet ("Carbon seller," a reference to his occupation), guerrillero, who fought in the War of Spanish Succession on the side of Archduke Charles of Austria against the Bourbons and who died in exile.
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