Sils, Girona

Sils
Municipality
Monument at entrance to Sils
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E / 41.800; 2.750Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E / 41.800; 2.750
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Selva
Government
• Mayor	Martí Nogué Silva (2015)
Area
• Total	29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	5,851
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Silenc, silenca
Website	www.sils.cat

Sils is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a RENFE railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.

Formerly a 7 km² lake, known as Llac de Sils or Estany de Sils existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century and only a few residual wetlands remain. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation.