How many people live in Vacarisses?

Vacarisses had 7,710 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 19th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.

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

Vacarisses has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~55 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Vacarisses?

Household disposable income per resident in Vacarisses is 18,898 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 6% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Vacarisses?

80.8% of residents in Vacarisses 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 Vacarisses at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Vacarisses 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 Vacarisses?

11.3% of main dwellings in Vacarisses are rented (2021).

Vallès Occidental comarca

Vacarisses

A municipality in the Vallès Occidental comarca, province of Barcelona

19th most populous of 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental

Vacarisses is a municipality of 7,710 residents in the Vallès Occidental comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 23 that make it up. Disposable household income is €18,898 per resident, 6% below the Vallès Occidental median. The unemployment rate is 7.8%. The nearest train station is Vacarisses, 2.2 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 55 min. 80.8% 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 very high and wildfire hazard is above the Catalan average.

Population7,710 · 2025

Density189 inh./km²

Income (per person)18,898 € · 2023 (p)6% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan80.8% 2011

Nearest train station2.2 km Vacarisses

To Barcelona by train~55 min Rodalies / Renfe

How Vacarisses compares in Vallès Occidental

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

Around the middle

Higher education36.7%10th of 23
Unemployment rate7.8%11th of 22
Income per resident18,898 €17th of 21
Train time to Barcelona~55 min20th of 23

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan80.8%11th of 23
Foreign-born9.3%18th of 23

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: 7,7102025
Density: 189 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 40.7 km²2025
Altitude: 382 m
Population aged 65+: 12.4%2025
Foreigners: 9.3%2025
Annual Growth: +2.1%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 18,898 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 7.8%2024
Higher education: 36.7%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 11.3%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Vacarisses · 2.2 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: Very high2026
Main flood sources: Dams and reservoirs
Wildfire hazard: Above the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 15 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: 80.8%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 Vacarisses?: Vacarisses had 7,710 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 19th most populous of the 23 municipalities in Vallès Occidental.
How long does it take to get from Vacarisses to Barcelona by train?: Vacarisses has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~55 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Vacarisses?: Household disposable income per resident in Vacarisses is 18,898 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 6% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Vacarisses?: 80.8% of residents in Vacarisses 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 Vacarisses at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Vacarisses 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 Vacarisses?: 11.3% of main dwellings in Vacarisses are rented (2021).

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