How many people live in Cardedeu?

Cardedeu had 19,050 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 4th most populous of the 38 municipalities in Vallès Oriental.

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

Cardedeu has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~35 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Cardedeu?

Household disposable income per resident in Cardedeu is 21,212 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Cardedeu?

83.8% of residents in Cardedeu 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 Cardedeu at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Cardedeu 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 Cardedeu?

21.3% of main dwellings in Cardedeu are rented (2021).

Vallès Oriental comarca

Cardedeu

A municipality in the Vallès Oriental comarca, province of Barcelona

4th most populous of 38 municipalities in Vallès Oriental

With 19,050 residents, Cardedeu sits in the larger half of the 38 municipalities in the Vallès Oriental comarca (province of Barcelona). Disposable household income is €21,212 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 7.8%. The nearest train station is Cardedeu, 0.4 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 35 min — a workable daily commute. 83.8% 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 high.

Population19,050 · 2025

Density1,574 inh./km²

Income (per person)21,212 € · 2023 (p)2% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan83.8% 2011

Nearest train station0.4 km Cardedeu

To Barcelona by train~35 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Cardedeu compares in Vallès Oriental

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

Around the middle

Higher education43.5%8th of 38
Train time to Barcelona~35 min12th of 38
Unemployment rate7.8%14th of 35
Income per resident21,212 €13th of 32

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan83.8%18th of 38
Foreign-born12.3%20th 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: 19,0502025
Density: 1,574 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 12.1 km²2025
Altitude: 193 m
Population aged 65+: 18.4%2025
Foreigners: 12.3%2025
Annual Growth: -0.2%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 21,212 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 7.8%2024
Higher education: 43.5%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 21.3%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Cardedeu · 0.4 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~35 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 · Ravines and torrents
Wildfire hazard: Below the Catalan average2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 6 fires started here · 1.6 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: 83.8%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 Cardedeu?: Cardedeu had 19,050 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 4th most populous of the 38 municipalities in Vallès Oriental.
How long does it take to get from Cardedeu to Barcelona by train?: Cardedeu has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~35 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Cardedeu?: Household disposable income per resident in Cardedeu is 21,212 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Cardedeu?: 83.8% of residents in Cardedeu 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 Cardedeu at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Cardedeu 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 Cardedeu?: 21.3% of main dwellings in Cardedeu are rented (2021).

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