Portbou

Portbou
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Portbou Location in Catalonia Portbou Portbou (Catalonia) Portbou Portbou (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°25′37″N 3°09′40″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Alt Empordà
Government
• Mayor	Trino Martínez (2019)
Area
• Total	9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	1,131
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Portbouenc, portbouenca
Website	www.portbou.cat

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Portbou (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌpɔɾˈβɔw]) is a town in the Alt Empordà county, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2024, it has a population of 1131 people.

Portbou is located near the French border in the Costa Brava region, and frequently serves as a dropping off point for SNCF trains coming from Cerbère in France.

Portbou was a small but important point for the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, as it was one of the few places from where they could get supplies from abroad.

Portbou is where German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin died by suicide, and was buried in 1940. There is a monument in his honor, by Dani Karavan.