Artés
A municipality in the Bages comarca, province of Barcelona
9th most populous of 30 municipalities in Bages
With 6,211 residents, Artés sits in the larger half of the 30 municipalities in the Bages comarca (province of Barcelona). Disposable household income is €19,704 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 7.9%. The nearest train station is Manresa-Alta, 12.6 km away (FGC), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h15. 86.7% of residents said they could speak Catalan in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level. Under the Generalitat's civil-protection plans, flood risk is very high.
How Artés compares in Bages
Where the municipality sits among those of the Bages comarca, indicator by indicator.
Around the middle
- Unemployment rate7.9%7th of 24
- Income per resident19,704 €11th of 21
- Higher education28.6%22nd of 30
Neither better nor worse
- Foreign-born15.2%4th of 30
- Can speak Catalan86.7%11th of 29
On these indicators neither end is better — it depends what you are looking for. Shown highest to lowest.
Each position is computed only among the municipalities of the comarca that publish that indicator: Idescat suppresses figures for the smallest ones, so the total can be lower than the comarca's municipality count. No position is published for a cohort of fewer than 5.
All the data
Demographics
- Population
- 6,2112025
- Density
- 348 inh./km²2025
- Surface area
- 17.9 km²2025
- Altitude
- 316 m
- Population aged 65+
- 19.9%2025
- Foreigners
- 15.2%2025
- Annual Growth
- +2.6%2024
Economy
- Income (per person)
- 19,704 €2023 (p)
- Unemployment
- 7.9%2024
- Higher education
- 28.6%2024
Housing
- Rented dwellings
- 17.5%2021
Getting around
- Nearest train station
- Manresa-Alta · 12.6 km · FGC
- To Barcelona by train
- ~1h15
Straight-line distance to the nearest station. Time is the fastest scheduled train (approximate, not a specific departure); it may require a change.
Natural risk
- Flood risk
- Very high2026
- Main flood sources
- River flooding · Dams and reservoirs
- Wildfire hazard
- Below the Catalan average2026
- Wildfires 2011-2024
- 7 fires started here · 282.8 ha burned
Official Generalitat classification: the INUNCAT (flood) and INFOCAT (wildfire) special plans, Departament d'Interior. The flood level is the maximum across every flood type affecting the municipality. Wildfire hazard is expressed relative to the Catalan average, not as an absolute probability. Fires (2011-2024, Departament d'Acció Climàtica) are attributed to the municipality where they started, so the burned area may extend into neighbouring municipalities.
Language
- Can speak Catalan
- 86.7%2011
Source: Idescat, 2011 census — the last one to carry this question at municipal level. Real, but old.
Frequently asked questions
- How many people live in Artés?
- Artés had 6,211 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 9th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Bages.
- How long does it take to get from Artés to Barcelona by train?
- The nearest station to Artés is Manresa-Alta, 12.6 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h15 (approximate schedule).
- What do people earn in Artés?
- Household disposable income per resident in Artés is 19,704 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), at the comarca median.
- Do people speak Catalan in Artés?
- 86.7% of residents in Artés reported being able to speak Catalan in the 2011 census, the last edition to carry the question at municipal level. It measures the ability to speak it, not everyday use.
- Is Artés at risk of flooding or wildfire?
- The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Artés as "Very high" and its wildfire hazard as "Below the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
- Do people rent or own in Artés?
- 17.5% of main dwellings in Artés are rented (2021).
Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.