How many people live in Canovelles?

Canovelles had 17,445 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 8th most populous of the 38 municipalities in Vallès Oriental.

How long does it take to get from Canovelles to Barcelona by train?

The nearest station to Canovelles is Les Franqueses-Granollers Nord, 0.8 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~30 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Canovelles?

Household disposable income per resident in Canovelles is 16,970 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 18% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Canovelles?

63.7% of residents in Canovelles 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 Canovelles at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Canovelles as "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 Canovelles?

20.3% of main dwellings in Canovelles are rented (2021).

Vallès Oriental comarca

Canovelles

A municipality in the Vallès Oriental comarca, province of Barcelona

8th most populous of 38 municipalities in Vallès Oriental

With 17,445 residents, Canovelles sits in the larger half of the 38 municipalities in the Vallès Oriental comarca (province of Barcelona). Disposable household income is €16,970 per resident, 18% below the Vallès Oriental median — among the lowest in the comarca. The unemployment rate is 13%. The nearest train station is Les Franqueses-Granollers Nord, 0.8 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 30 min — a workable daily commute. Catalan knowledge is lower than in most of Catalonia: 63.7% in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level. Under the Generalitat's civil-protection plans, flood risk is high.

Population17,445 · 2025

Density2,619 inh./km²

Income (per person)16,970 € · 2023 (p)18% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan63.7% 2011

Nearest train station0.8 km Les Franqueses-Granollers Nord

To Barcelona by train~30 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Canovelles compares in Vallès Oriental

Where the municipality sits among those of the Vallès Oriental comarca, indicator by indicator.

Worth knowing

Income per resident16,970 €32nd of 32
Unemployment rate13%35th of 35
Higher education18.9%38th of 38

Around the middle

Train time to Barcelona~30 min10th of 38

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born31%1st of 38
Can speak Catalan63.7%37th of 38

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: 17,4452025
Density: 2,619 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 6.7 km²2025
Altitude: 175 m
Population aged 65+: 16.8%2025
Foreigners: 31%2025
Annual Growth: +1%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 16,970 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 13%2024
Higher education: 18.9%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 20.3%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Les Franqueses-Granollers Nord · 0.8 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~30 min

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: High2026
Main flood sources: River flooding
Wildfire hazard: Below the Catalan average2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 13 fires started here · 1.1 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: 63.7%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 Canovelles?: Canovelles had 17,445 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 8th most populous of the 38 municipalities in Vallès Oriental.
How long does it take to get from Canovelles to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Canovelles is Les Franqueses-Granollers Nord, 0.8 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~30 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Canovelles?: Household disposable income per resident in Canovelles is 16,970 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 18% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Canovelles?: 63.7% of residents in Canovelles 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 Canovelles at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Canovelles as "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 Canovelles?: 20.3% of main dwellings in Canovelles are rented (2021).

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Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.