How many people live in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?

Sant Joan de Vilatorrada had 11,109 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 2nd most populous of the 30 municipalities in Bages.

How long does it take to get from Sant Joan de Vilatorrada to Barcelona by train?

The nearest station to Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is Manresa-Baixador, 2.3 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h20 (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?

Household disposable income per resident in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is 19,642 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), at the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?

79% of residents in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 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 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 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 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?

14.6% of main dwellings in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada are rented (2021).

Bages comarca

Sant Joan de Vilatorrada

A municipality in the Bages comarca, province of Barcelona

2nd most populous of 30 municipalities in Bages

Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is the 2nd most populous of the 30 municipalities in the Bages comarca (province of Barcelona), with 11,109 residents. Disposable household income is €19,642 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 8.3%. The nearest train station is Manresa-Baixador, 2.3 km away (FGC), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h20. 79% 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.

Population11,109 · 2025

Density676 inh./km²

Income (per person)19,642 € · 2023 (p)at the comarca median

Can speak Catalan79% 2011

Nearest train station2.3 km Manresa-Baixador

To Barcelona by train~1h20 FGC

How Sant Joan de Vilatorrada compares in Bages

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

Around the middle

Unemployment rate8.3%10th of 24
Income per resident19,642 €13th of 21
Train time to Barcelona~1h2021st of 30
Higher education27.2%25th of 30

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born12.5%10th of 30
Can speak Catalan79%25th of 29

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: 11,1092025
Density: 676 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 16.4 km²2025
Altitude: 277 m
Population aged 65+: 20.8%2025
Foreigners: 12.5%2025
Annual Growth: +1.2%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 19,642 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 8.3%2024
Higher education: 27.2%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 14.6%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Manresa-Baixador · 2.3 km · FGC
To Barcelona by train: ~1h20

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 · Dams and reservoirs
Wildfire hazard: Around the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Medium2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 12 fires started here · 0.5 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%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 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?: Sant Joan de Vilatorrada had 11,109 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 2nd most populous of the 30 municipalities in Bages.
How long does it take to get from Sant Joan de Vilatorrada to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is Manresa-Baixador, 2.3 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h20 (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?: Household disposable income per resident in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is 19,642 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), at the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?: 79% of residents in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 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 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 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 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada?: 14.6% of main dwellings in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada are rented (2021).

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