How many people live in Sils?

Sils had 6,924 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 7th most populous of the 26 municipalities in Selva.

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

Sils has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~50 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Sils?

Household disposable income per resident in Sils is 18,150 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), at the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Sils?

77.2% of residents in Sils 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 Sils at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Sils as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.

Do people rent or own in Sils?

18.8% of main dwellings in Sils are rented (2021).

Selva comarca

Sils

A municipality in the Selva comarca, province of Girona

7th most populous of 26 municipalities in Selva

With 6,924 residents, Sils sits in the larger half of the 26 municipalities in the Selva comarca (province of Girona). Disposable household income is €18,150 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 8.4%. The nearest train station is Sils, 0.1 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 50 min. 77.2% of Sils's 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 above the Catalan average.

Population6,924 · 2025

Density232 inh./km²

Income (per person)18,150 € · 2023 (p)at the comarca median

Can speak Catalan77.2% 2011

Nearest train station0.1 km Sils

To Barcelona by train~50 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Sils compares in Selva

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

Around the middle

Train time to Barcelona~50 min9th of 26
Unemployment rate8.4%11th of 23
Income per resident18,150 €11th of 21
Higher education27.5%16th of 26

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born16.1%13th of 26
Can speak Catalan77.2%18th of 26

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: 6,9242025
Density: 232 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 29.9 km²2025
Altitude: 76 m
Population aged 65+: 16.7%2025
Foreigners: 16.1%2025
Annual Growth: +3.2%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 18,150 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 8.4%2024
Higher education: 27.5%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 18.8%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Sils · 0.1 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~50 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
Wildfire hazard: Above the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: High2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 18 fires started here · 6.7 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: 77.2%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 Sils?: Sils had 6,924 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 7th most populous of the 26 municipalities in Selva.
How long does it take to get from Sils to Barcelona by train?: Sils has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~50 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Sils?: Household disposable income per resident in Sils is 18,150 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), at the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Sils?: 77.2% of residents in Sils 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 Sils at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Sils as "High" and its wildfire hazard as "Above the Catalan average". Wildfire hazard is relative to the Catalan average, not a probability of burning.
Do people rent or own in Sils?: 18.8% of main dwellings in Sils are rented (2021).

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