Piera

Piera is the largest area municipality of the comarca of Anoia Barcelona province in Catalonia (Spain). The municipality has an area of 57.3 km ² and 15,057 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). It is situated high on average 324.7 m. The population increases substantially during the summer months, because many inhabitants of the interior in Piera cottages have.

The municipality is located in the southeast of the comarca of Anoia on the border of Alt Penedès. Sound inventory of 1981, the municipality of the capital and 74 scattered villages and 18 districts.

Neighboring municipalities are in the north and El Bruc Castellolí, in the northwest Pobla de Claramunt and Vallbona d' Anoia, in the west of Cabrera d' Igualada, in the southwest Torrelavit, in the south of Sant Sadurní d' Anoia, in the southeast of Sant Llorenç d' Hortons, east Masquefa and in the northeast Hostalets de Pierola.

Piera is connected to the railway lines of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the Hispano Igualadina and five highways.