Vilafranca de Bonany

Vilafranca de Bonany
The village in 2007
The village in 2007
Flag of Vilafranca de Bonany
Coat of arms of Vilafranca de Bonany
Location within Mallorca
Location within Mallorca
Vilafranca de Bonany is located in Mallorca
Vilafranca de Bonany
Vilafranca de Bonany
Location in Mallorca
Vilafranca de Bonany is located in Balearic Islands
Vilafranca de Bonany
Vilafranca de Bonany
Vilafranca de Bonany (Balearic Islands)
Vilafranca de Bonany is located in Spain
Vilafranca de Bonany
Vilafranca de Bonany
Vilafranca de Bonany (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°34′12″N 3°05′17″E / 39.57000°N 3.08806°E / 39.57000; 3.08806
Country Spain
Autonomous community Balearic Islands
ProvinceBalearic Islands
ComarcaPla de Mallorca
Area
 • Total
23.96 km2 (9.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
3,929
 • Density164.0/km2 (424.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vilafranca de Bonany (Balearic Catalan: [viləˈfɾaŋkə ðə bonˈaɲ]) is a municipality in the district of Pla de Mallorca on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is an agricultural town, known for its market stalls along the highway selling spices, fruits, and vegetables as well as tiny doughnuts called bunyols in Catalan and buñuelos in Spanish, and also known for the historic Santa Barbara Church built in the 1730s.[2]

In the northeast outskirts of the town is a 17th-century monastery called Ermita de Bonany, or Hermitage of Bonany. It was built in thanks for a good harvest; the name "Bonany" literally means "good year".[2]

This town borders Felanitx, Porreres, Sant Joan, Petra and Manacor.

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References

  1. ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. 1 2 DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mallorca, Menorca & Ibiza, p. 81 (Penguin 2012).