Torrelles de Llobregat
A municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, province of Barcelona
25th most populous of 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat
Torrelles de Llobregat is a municipality of 6,162 residents in the Baix Llobregat comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 30 that make it up. Disposable household income is €22,037 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 5.7%. The nearest train station is Santa Coloma de Cervelló, 3.7 km away (FGC), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 15 min — a workable daily commute. 89% of residents said they could speak Catalan in the 2011 census, the last to ask at municipal level.
How Torrelles de Llobregat compares in Baix Llobregat
Where the municipality sits among those of the Baix Llobregat comarca, indicator by indicator.
Where it stands out
- Higher education47.3%3rd of 30
Around the middle
- Unemployment rate5.7%6th of 30
- Train time to Barcelona~15 min8th of 30
- Income per resident22,037 €14th of 30
Neither better nor worse
- Can speak Catalan89%1st of 30
- Foreign-born8.8%27th 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
- 6,1622025
- Density
- 454 inh./km²2025
- Surface area
- 13.6 km²2025
- Altitude
- 126 m
- Population aged 65+
- 15%2025
- Foreigners
- 8.8%2025
- Annual Growth
- +0.4%2024
Economy
- Income (per person)
- 22,037 €2023 (p)
- Unemployment
- 5.7%2024
- Higher education
- 47.3%2024
Housing
- Rented dwellings
- 14.7%2021
Getting around
- Nearest train station
- Santa Coloma de Cervelló · 3.7 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
- Low2026
- Main flood sources
- Heavy rainfall
- Wildfire hazard
- Around the Catalan average2026
- Wildfire vulnerability
- Very high2026
- Wildfires 2011-2024
- 4 fires started here · 0.4 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
- 89%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 Torrelles de Llobregat?
- Torrelles de Llobregat had 6,162 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 25th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat.
- How long does it take to get from Torrelles de Llobregat to Barcelona by train?
- The nearest station to Torrelles de Llobregat is Santa Coloma de Cervelló, 3.7 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~15 min (approximate schedule).
- What do people earn in Torrelles de Llobregat?
- Household disposable income per resident in Torrelles de Llobregat is 22,037 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 1% above the comarca median.
- Do people speak Catalan in Torrelles de Llobregat?
- 89% of residents in Torrelles de Llobregat 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 Torrelles de Llobregat at risk of flooding or wildfire?
- The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Torrelles de Llobregat as "Low" 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 Torrelles de Llobregat?
- 14.7% of main dwellings in Torrelles de Llobregat are rented (2021).
Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.