How many people live in Palafolls?

Palafolls had 10,026 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 16th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Maresme.

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

The nearest station to Palafolls is Blanes, 1.7 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h05 (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Palafolls?

Household disposable income per resident in Palafolls is 17,675 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 20% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Palafolls?

79.9% of residents in Palafolls 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 Palafolls at risk of flooding or wildfire?

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

16.6% of main dwellings in Palafolls are rented (2021).

Maresme comarca

Palafolls

A municipality in the Maresme comarca, province of Barcelona

16th most populous of 30 municipalities in Maresme

Palafolls is a municipality of 10,026 residents in the Maresme comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 30 that make it up. Disposable household income is €17,675 per resident, 20% below the Maresme median — among the lowest in the comarca. The unemployment rate is 9%. The nearest train station is Blanes, 1.7 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h05. 79.9% 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.

Population10,026 · 2025

Density605 inh./km²

Income (per person)17,675 € · 2023 (p)20% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan79.9% 2011

Nearest train station1.7 km Blanes

To Barcelona by train~1h05 Rodalies / Renfe

How Palafolls compares in Maresme

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

Worth knowing

Higher education26.6%28th of 30

Around the middle

Unemployment rate9%23rd of 30
Income per resident17,675 €26th of 29
Train time to Barcelona~1h0527th of 30

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan79.9%23rd of 30
Foreign-born10.8%26th of 30

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: 10,0262025
Density: 605 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 16.6 km²2025
Altitude: 16 m
Population aged 65+: 15.8%2025
Foreigners: 10.8%2025
Annual Growth: +0.9%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 17,675 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 9%2024
Higher education: 26.6%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 16.6%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Blanes · 1.7 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~1h05

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
Wildfire hazard: Below the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: High2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 17 fires started here · 1.2 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: 79.9%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 Palafolls?: Palafolls had 10,026 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 16th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Maresme.
How long does it take to get from Palafolls to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Palafolls is Blanes, 1.7 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h05 (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Palafolls?: Household disposable income per resident in Palafolls is 17,675 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 20% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Palafolls?: 79.9% of residents in Palafolls 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 Palafolls at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Palafolls 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 Palafolls?: 16.6% of main dwellings in Palafolls are rented (2021).

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