How many people live in Santa Coloma de Cervelló?

Santa Coloma de Cervelló had 8,275 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 22nd most populous of the 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat.

How long does it take to get from Santa Coloma de Cervelló to Barcelona by train?

Santa Coloma de Cervelló has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~15 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Santa Coloma de Cervelló?

Household disposable income per resident in Santa Coloma de Cervelló is 22,640 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 3% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Santa Coloma de Cervelló?

79.9% of residents in Santa Coloma de Cervelló 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 Santa Coloma de Cervelló at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Santa Coloma de Cervelló as "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 Santa Coloma de Cervelló?

12.4% of main dwellings in Santa Coloma de Cervelló are rented (2021).

Baix Llobregat comarca

Santa Coloma de Cervelló

A municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, province of Barcelona

22nd most populous of 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat

Santa Coloma de Cervelló is a municipality of 8,275 residents in the Baix Llobregat comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 30 that make it up. Disposable household income is €22,640 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 5.3%. The nearest train station is Santa Coloma de Cervelló, 0.7 km away (FGC), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 15 min — a workable daily commute. 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 high.

Population8,275 · 2025

Density1,105 inh./km²

Income (per person)22,640 € · 2023 (p)3% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan79.9% 2011

Nearest train station0.7 km Santa Coloma de Cervelló

To Barcelona by train~15 min FGC

How Santa Coloma de Cervelló compares in Baix Llobregat

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

Around the middle

Unemployment rate5.3%4th of 30
Income per resident22,640 €8th of 30
Higher education43.2%8th of 30
Train time to Barcelona~15 min8th of 30

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan79.9%9th of 30
Foreign-born8.4%28th 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: 8,2752025
Density: 1,105 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 7.5 km²2025
Altitude: 73 m
Population aged 65+: 15.8%2025
Foreigners: 8.4%2025
Annual Growth: -0.7%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 22,640 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 5.3%2024
Higher education: 43.2%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 12.4%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Santa Coloma de Cervelló · 0.7 km · FGC
To Barcelona by train: ~15 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 · Dams and reservoirs
Wildfire hazard: Below the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Medium2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 5 fires started here · 0.3 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 Santa Coloma de Cervelló?: Santa Coloma de Cervelló had 8,275 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 22nd most populous of the 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat.
How long does it take to get from Santa Coloma de Cervelló to Barcelona by train?: Santa Coloma de Cervelló has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~15 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Santa Coloma de Cervelló?: Household disposable income per resident in Santa Coloma de Cervelló is 22,640 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 3% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Santa Coloma de Cervelló?: 79.9% of residents in Santa Coloma de Cervelló 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 Santa Coloma de Cervelló at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Santa Coloma de Cervelló as "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 Santa Coloma de Cervelló?: 12.4% of main dwellings in Santa Coloma de Cervelló are rented (2021).

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