How many people live in Castellbisbal?

Castellbisbal had 13,058 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 14th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.

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

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

What do people earn in Castellbisbal?

Household disposable income per resident in Castellbisbal is 20,352 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 1% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Castellbisbal?

78% of residents in Castellbisbal 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 Castellbisbal at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Castellbisbal as "Very high" and its wildfire hazard as "Above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.

Do people rent or own in Castellbisbal?

15% of main dwellings in Castellbisbal are rented (2021).

Vallès Occidental comarca

Castellbisbal

A municipality in the Vallès Occidental comarca, province of Barcelona

14th most populous of 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental

Castellbisbal is a municipality of 13,058 residents in the Vallès Occidental comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 23 that make it up. Disposable household income is €20,352 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 7.2%. The nearest train station is Castellbisbal, 1.3 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 35 min — a workable daily commute. 78% of Castellbisbal's 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 and wildfire hazard is above the Catalan average.

Population13,058 · 2025

Density421 inh./km²

Income (per person)20,352 € · 2023 (p)1% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan78% 2011

Nearest train station1.3 km Castellbisbal

To Barcelona by train~35 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Castellbisbal compares in Vallès Occidental

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

Around the middle

Unemployment rate7.2%7th of 22
Income per resident20,352 €9th of 21
Train time to Barcelona~35 min11th of 23
Higher education34.3%14th of 23

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born12.1%11th of 23
Can speak Catalan78%13th of 23

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: 13,0582025
Density: 421 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 31 km²2025
Altitude: 132 m
Population aged 65+: 15.2%2025
Foreigners: 12.1%2025
Annual Growth: +0.7%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 20,352 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 7.2%2024
Higher education: 34.3%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 15%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Castellbisbal · 1.3 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: Very high2026
Main flood sources: Dams and reservoirs
Wildfire hazard: Above the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 13 fires started here · 2.8 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: 78%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 Castellbisbal?: Castellbisbal had 13,058 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 14th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.
How long does it take to get from Castellbisbal to Barcelona by train?: Castellbisbal has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~35 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Castellbisbal?: Household disposable income per resident in Castellbisbal is 20,352 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 1% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Castellbisbal?: 78% of residents in Castellbisbal 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 Castellbisbal at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Castellbisbal as "Very high" and its wildfire hazard as "Above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Castellbisbal?: 15% of main dwellings in Castellbisbal are rented (2021).

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