Monistrol de Montserrat
# Monistrol de Montserrat

Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation:) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserrat and the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name. The town, known as Montserrat-Vila, is situated on the eastern flank of the massif above the valley of the Llobregat river: it is connected with the monastery (higher up) and with the railway station in the valley (FGC line R5) by the Montserrat Rack Railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the town with Martorell and Manresa. The bridge over the Llobregat river dates from the fourteenth century. The municipality includes a small exclave to the north-west.

## Demography

| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2332 | 3323 | 2999 | 3002 | 2625 | 2903 |
