Ripoll
A municipality in the Ripollès comarca, province of Girona
1st most populous of 19 municipalities in Ripollès
Ripoll is the most populous municipality in the Ripollès comarca (province of Girona), with 10,812 residents. Disposable household income is €19,701 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 8.1%. The nearest train station is Ripoll, 0.5 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), but Barcelona is 1h55 away on the fastest train. 83.1% 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.
How Ripoll compares in Ripollès
Where the municipality sits among those of the Ripollès comarca, indicator by indicator.
Worth knowing
- Unemployment rate8.1%7th of 7
- Higher education26.8%19th of 19
Around the middle
- Income per resident19,701 €4th of 5
Neither better nor worse
- Foreign-born19.6%2nd of 19
- Can speak Catalan83.1%19th of 19
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
- 10,8122025
- Density
- 147 inh./km²2025
- Surface area
- 73.7 km²2025
- Altitude
- 691 m
- Population aged 65+
- 24.6%2025
- Foreigners
- 19.6%2025
- Annual Growth
- +0.4%2024
Economy
- Income (per person)
- 19,701 €2023 (p)
- Unemployment
- 8.1%2024
- Higher education
- 26.8%2024
Housing
- Rented dwellings
- 21.7%2021
Getting around
- Nearest train station
- Ripoll · 0.5 km · Rodalies / Renfe
- To Barcelona by train
- ~1h55
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 · Ravines and torrents
- Wildfire hazard
- Around the Catalan average2026
- Wildfire vulnerability
- Very high2026
- Wildfires 2011-2024
- 9 fires started here · 2.9 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
- 83.1%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 Ripoll?
- Ripoll had 10,812 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 1st most populous of the 19 municipalities in Ripollès.
- How long does it take to get from Ripoll to Barcelona by train?
- Ripoll has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h55 (approximate schedule).
- What do people earn in Ripoll?
- Household disposable income per resident in Ripoll is 19,701 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 2% below the comarca median.
- Do people speak Catalan in Ripoll?
- 83.1% of residents in Ripoll 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 Ripoll at risk of flooding or wildfire?
- The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Ripoll as "Very 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 Ripoll?
- 21.7% of main dwellings in Ripoll are rented (2021).
Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.