Martorelles

Martorelles
Municipality
Municipal council square
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°31′48″N 2°14′20″E / 41.53°N 2.239°E / 41.53; 2.239Coordinates: 41°31′48″N 2°14′20″E / 41.53°N 2.239°E / 41.53; 2.239
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Government
• Mayor	Marc Candela Callado (2015)
Area
• Total	3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	4,783
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Website	www.martorelles.cat

Martorelles is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 3.6 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 4,783.

It was in Martorelles that motorcycle ace Ricardo Tormo crashed and shattered his leg in 1984 during practice for a race at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama, ending his career. A car had managed to get into the area in which his Derbi team was practising, and he hit the car.