Cerdanyola del Vallès

Cerdanyola del Vallès, located near Barcelona, is currently in the news for two distinct reasons. Firstly, it is involved in a dispute with Sant Cugat del Vallès over the jurisdiction of the luxurious Bellaterra urbanization, potentially affecting 150 apartments for young people. Residents are divided on whether to remain part of Cerdanyola or become a neighborhood of Sant Cugat. Secondly, the municipality is grappling with an outbreak of African swine fever in its wild boar population. As of this week, 232 cases have been reported in Cerdanyola del Vallès and surrounding areas, prompting calls for increased culling of wild boars to control the spread of the disease. The outbreak poses a threat to pig farming and the wider agricultural sector.