Vallès Oriental

Vallés Oriental is a comarca (county) in the Barcelona region in Catalonia. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the historical Vallès region.
In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, Granera, Sant Quirze Safaja - to the new comarca of Moianès.

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Vegetation

The natural vegetation of Vallès Oriental is typically Mediterranean, with a predominance of Holm oak, cork oak, and Aleppo pine. There are some oaks at Montnegre and Montseny. The latter also features European beech and silver fir woods.