How many people live in Maçanet de la Selva?

Maçanet de la Selva had 8,065 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 6th most populous of the 26 municipalities in Selva.

How long does it take to get from Maçanet de la Selva to Barcelona by train?

The nearest station to Maçanet de la Selva is Sils, 3.3 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~50 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Maçanet de la Selva?

Household disposable income per resident in Maçanet de la Selva is 16,138 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 11% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Maçanet de la Selva?

74.3% of residents in Maçanet de la Selva 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 Maçanet de la Selva at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Maçanet de la Selva as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Around the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.

Do people rent or own in Maçanet de la Selva?

19% of main dwellings in Maçanet de la Selva are rented (2021).

Selva comarca

Maçanet de la Selva

A municipality in the Selva comarca, province of Girona

6th most populous of 26 municipalities in Selva

With 8,065 residents, Maçanet de la Selva sits in the larger half of the 26 municipalities in the Selva comarca (province of Girona). Disposable household income is €16,138 per resident, 11% below the Selva median. The unemployment rate is 13.5%. The nearest train station is Sils, 3.3 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 50 min. 74.3% of Maçanet de la Selva'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 high.

Population8,065 · 2025

Density177 inh./km²

Income (per person)16,138 € · 2023 (p)11% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan74.3% 2011

Nearest train station3.3 km Sils

To Barcelona by train~50 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Maçanet de la Selva compares in Selva

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

Worth knowing

Income per resident16,138 €19th of 21
Unemployment rate13.5%22nd of 23
Higher education21.1%25th of 26

Around the middle

Train time to Barcelona~50 min9th of 26

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born17.7%12th of 26
Can speak Catalan74.3%23rd of 26

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: 8,0652025
Density: 177 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 45.6 km²2025
Altitude: 100 m
Population aged 65+: 18.6%2025
Foreigners: 17.7%2025
Annual Growth: +1.2%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 16,138 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 13.5%2024
Higher education: 21.1%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 19%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Sils · 3.3 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~50 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 · Heavy rainfall
Wildfire hazard: Around the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 20 fires started here · 6.4 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: 74.3%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 Maçanet de la Selva?: Maçanet de la Selva had 8,065 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 6th most populous of the 26 municipalities in Selva.
How long does it take to get from Maçanet de la Selva to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Maçanet de la Selva is Sils, 3.3 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~50 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Maçanet de la Selva?: Household disposable income per resident in Maçanet de la Selva is 16,138 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 11% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Maçanet de la Selva?: 74.3% of residents in Maçanet de la Selva 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 Maçanet de la Selva at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Maçanet de la Selva as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Around the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Maçanet de la Selva?: 19% of main dwellings in Maçanet de la Selva are rented (2021).

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