El Vendrell

El Vendrell
El Vendrell
Municipality
	El Vendrell
	Flag Coat of arms
	El Vendrell Location in Catalonia
	Coordinates: 41°13′13″N 1°32′05″E / 41.22028°N 1.53472°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Baix Penedès
Government
• Mayor	Kenneth Martínez, del PSC (2019)
Area
• Total	36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population (2025-01-01)
• Total	41,133
• Density	1,120/km2 (2,890/sq mi)
Climate	Csa
Website	elvendrell.net

El Vendrell (Catalan pronunciation: [əl βənˈdɾeʎ], Spanish: [el βenˈdɾeʎ]) is a town located in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, in the wine-growing region of Penedès. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the coastal range. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès comarca and a tourist spot, with the beaches of Comarruga, Sant Salvador [ca] and El Vendrell.

It is the source of the Catalan family name "Vendrell".

Notable people from El Vendrell

Demographics

It has a population of 41,133 (register office, 2025) .

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2014
5,103	5,081	5,224	8,903	13,448	n/a

Sports

The city has a roller hockey team, Club d'Esports Vendrell [ca], one of the most important in Spain, which plays in the main League OK Liga.

The city also has two amateur football clubs, Club d'Esports Vendrell (CD Vendrell) and UE Tancat. Both are members of the Federació Catalana de Futbol.

References

↑ "Ajuntament del Vendrell". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
↑ "El municipi en xifres: El Vendrell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".

Bibliography

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).