How many people live in Torroella de Montgrí?

Torroella de Montgrí had 12,507 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 5th most populous of the 36 municipalities in Baix Empordà.

How long does it take to get from Torroella de Montgrí to Barcelona by train?

The nearest station to Torroella de Montgrí is Sant Jordi Desvalls, 13.8 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h30 (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Torroella de Montgrí?

Household disposable income per resident in Torroella de Montgrí is 16,376 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 13% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Torroella de Montgrí?

77.4% of residents in Torroella de Montgrí 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 Torroella de Montgrí at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Torroella de Montgrí as "Very 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 Torroella de Montgrí?

24% of main dwellings in Torroella de Montgrí are rented (2021).

Baix Empordà comarca

Torroella de Montgrí

A municipality in the Baix Empordà comarca, province of Girona

5th most populous of 36 municipalities in Baix Empordà

With 12,507 residents, Torroella de Montgrí sits in the larger half of the 36 municipalities in the Baix Empordà comarca (province of Girona). Disposable household income is €16,376 per resident, 13% below the Baix Empordà median. The unemployment rate is 6.5%. The nearest train station is Sant Jordi Desvalls, 13.8 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h30. 77.4% of Torroella de Montgrí'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 very high and wildfire hazard is above the Catalan average.

Population12,507 · 2025

Density190 inh./km²

Income (per person)16,376 € · 2023 (p)13% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan77.4% 2011

Nearest train station13.8 km Sant Jordi Desvalls

To Barcelona by train~1h30 Rodalies / Renfe

How Torroella de Montgrí compares in Baix Empordà

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

Worth knowing

Income per resident16,376 €14th of 16

Around the middle

Unemployment rate6.5%9th of 19
Train time to Barcelona~1h3027th of 36
Higher education29.5%31st of 36

Neither better nor worse

Foreign-born33.3%4th of 36
Can speak Catalan77.4%29th 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: 12,5072025
Density: 190 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 65.9 km²2025
Altitude: 31 m
Population aged 65+: 19.8%2025
Foreigners: 33.3%2025
Annual Growth: +0.7%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 16,376 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 6.5%2024
Higher education: 29.5%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 24%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Sant Jordi Desvalls · 13.8 km · Rodalies / Renfe
To Barcelona by train: ~1h30

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 · Coastal storms
Wildfire hazard: Above the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 35 fires started here · 98.7 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: 77.4%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 Torroella de Montgrí?: Torroella de Montgrí had 12,507 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 5th most populous of the 36 municipalities in Baix Empordà.
How long does it take to get from Torroella de Montgrí to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Torroella de Montgrí is Sant Jordi Desvalls, 13.8 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h30 (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Torroella de Montgrí?: Household disposable income per resident in Torroella de Montgrí is 16,376 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 13% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Torroella de Montgrí?: 77.4% of residents in Torroella de Montgrí 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 Torroella de Montgrí at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Torroella de Montgrí as "Very 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 Torroella de Montgrí?: 24% of main dwellings in Torroella de Montgrí are rented (2021).

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