Eixample

The Eixample (, Catalan for 'extension') is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia, Sant Andreu etc.), constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Its population was 262,485 at the last census (2005).

There are five administrative neighborhoods:

• L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample (in the past, part of Esquerra de l'Eixample)
• La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample (in the past, part of Esquerra de l'Eixample)
• Dreta de l'Eixample
• Fort Pienc
• Sagrada Família
• Sant Antoni