How many people live in Santa Cristina d'Aro?

Santa Cristina d'Aro had 5,972 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 8th most populous of the 36 municipalities in Baix Empordà.

How long does it take to get from Santa Cristina d'Aro to Barcelona by train?

The nearest station to Santa Cristina d'Aro is Caldes de Malavella, 17 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~55 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Santa Cristina d'Aro?

Household disposable income per resident in Santa Cristina d'Aro is 19,766 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% above the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Santa Cristina d'Aro?

84.2% of residents in Santa Cristina d'Aro 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 Cristina d'Aro at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Santa Cristina d'Aro as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Well above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.

Do people rent or own in Santa Cristina d'Aro?

17.6% of main dwellings in Santa Cristina d'Aro are rented (2021).

Baix Empordà comarca

Santa Cristina d'Aro

A municipality in the Baix Empordà comarca, province of Girona

8th most populous of 36 municipalities in Baix Empordà

With 5,972 residents, Santa Cristina d'Aro sits in the larger half of the 36 municipalities in the Baix Empordà comarca (province of Girona). Disposable household income is €19,766 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 5.6%. The nearest train station is Caldes de Malavella, 17 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 55 min. 84.2% 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 and wildfire hazard is well above the Catalan average.

Population5,972 · 2025

Density88 inh./km²

Income (per person)19,766 € · 2023 (p)5% above the comarca median

Can speak Catalan84.2% 2011

Nearest train station17 km Caldes de Malavella

To Barcelona by train~55 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Santa Cristina d'Aro compares in Baix Empordà

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

Where it stands out

Train time to Barcelona~55 min1st of 36

Around the middle

Unemployment rate5.6%5th of 19
Higher education38.3%17th of 36
Income per resident19,766 €8th of 16

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born25.3%11th of 36
Can speak Catalan84.2%23rd of 36

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: 5,9722025
Density: 88 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 67.6 km²2025
Altitude: 30 m
Population aged 65+: 18.8%2025
Foreigners: 25.3%2025
Annual Growth: +2.4%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 19,766 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 5.6%2024
Higher education: 38.3%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 17.6%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Caldes de Malavella · 17 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~55 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 · Ravines and torrents
Wildfire hazard: Well above the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 24 fires started here · 329 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: 84.2%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 Cristina d'Aro?: Santa Cristina d'Aro had 5,972 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 8th most populous of the 36 municipalities in Baix Empordà.
How long does it take to get from Santa Cristina d'Aro to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Santa Cristina d'Aro is Caldes de Malavella, 17 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~55 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Santa Cristina d'Aro?: Household disposable income per resident in Santa Cristina d'Aro is 19,766 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% above the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Santa Cristina d'Aro?: 84.2% of residents in Santa Cristina d'Aro 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 Cristina d'Aro at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Santa Cristina d'Aro as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Well above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Santa Cristina d'Aro?: 17.6% of main dwellings in Santa Cristina d'Aro are rented (2021).

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