The settlement of Camprodon was in 1118, when
Ramon Berenguer III allowed the building of a market near the monastery of
Sant Pere de Camprodon, which is located in the present-day town. In 1252, Camprodon was granted the title of royal city and left the jurisdiction of the abbot of Sant Pere. The city celebrates the
feast day of
Sant Patllari (
Palladius of Embrun), and the church of
Santa Maria de Camprodon claims his
relics, which lie in a 14th-century reliquary (
arqueta de Sant Patllari). The epicentre of the
Catalan earthquake of 1428 that killed hundreds of people was near Camprodon. The earthquake was related to the active
Amer-
Brugent fault system which lies to the south-east of Camprodon. == Notable people ==