Made by Ramon Canal & Sonia Puyol

1. MANRESA AN ATTEMPT OF A CITY PROFILE

2. WHERE IS MANRESA?

3. IF WE TRAVEL BY CAR... HOW DO WE GET THERE?

4. WELL, MANRESA IS A CROSSROADS

5. THE TRADITIONAL WAY TO VIEW AND IMAGINE IT, FROM THE SOUTH

6. THE NEW PERSPECTIVE (FROM THE NORTH)

7. WHAT DOES MANRESA WANT TO BE, WHEN IT GETS OLD? THIS?

8. OR MAYBE JUST THAT?

9. THE HIGHLIGHTS TO REMEMBER... Influence area: 173.236 inhabitants Location: in Bages county in Central Catalonia region 50 km north west from Barcelona 1.030 km south from Brussels Population: 72.328 inhabitants Surface: around 4.000 Ha

10. Manresa’s Population Evolution Period 1975-1999: 3% population Period 2000-2003: 1.000 inhab./ year Period 2004 -2005: 1.900 inhab./ year

11. A VERY VERY OLD CITY HAS BECOME A BIT YOUNGER, RECENTLY

12. Increase of births People coming from the metropolitan area of Barcelona Manresa’s population growth. Causes: People coming from outside the EU Born outside the EU 2003: 9% 2004: 11% 2005: 13%

14. Services (56%)

17. Agriculture (2%) Very low in Manresa, but more important in Bages county, specially cattle raising (pork and chicken), cereals and quality wine production It employs always less and less people, but it still covers a big territory It’s foreseen a period of changes, due to the imminent end of European grants

18. Population (72.328) Labour market By others (26.436) Self-empl. (5.213) Aged 15-64 (47.545) Aged 0-15 and more than 64 (24.783) Actives (34.288) Inactives (13.257) Employed (31.649) Unemployed (2.639) Men (1.121) Women (1.518)

19. MANRESA AN ATTEMPT OF A CITY PROFILE