How many people live in Vallirana?

Vallirana had 16,239 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 17th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat.

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

The nearest station to Vallirana is Quatre Camins, 6.2 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~25 min (approximate schedule).

What do people earn in Vallirana?

Household disposable income per resident in Vallirana is 20,730 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% below the comarca median.

Do people speak Catalan in Vallirana?

78.2% of residents in Vallirana 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 Vallirana at risk of flooding or wildfire?

The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Vallirana as "Very high" 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 Vallirana?

12.9% of main dwellings in Vallirana are rented (2021).

Baix Llobregat comarca

Vallirana

A municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, province of Barcelona

17th most populous of 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat

Vallirana is a municipality of 16,239 residents in the Baix Llobregat comarca (province of Barcelona), among the smallest of the 30 that make it up. Disposable household income is €20,730 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 7.8%. The nearest train station is Quatre Camins, 6.2 km away (FGC), and the fastest scheduled train reaches Barcelona in 25 min — a workable daily commute. 78.2% 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 very high.

Population16,239 · 2025

Density680 inh./km²

Income (per person)20,730 € · 2023 (p)5% below the comarca median

Can speak Catalan78.2% 2011

Nearest train station6.2 km Quatre Camins

To Barcelona by train~25 min FGC

How Vallirana compares in Baix Llobregat

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

Around the middle

Train time to Barcelona~25 min16th of 30
Income per resident20,730 €19th of 30
Unemployment rate7.8%20th of 30
Higher education33.8%20th of 30

Neither better nor worse

Can speak Catalan78.2%12th of 30
Foreign-born12.6%22nd 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: 16,2392025
Density: 680 inh./km²2025
Surface area: 23.9 km²2025
Altitude: 177 m
Population aged 65+: 18.2%2025
Foreigners: 12.6%2025
Annual Growth: +1.8%2024

Economy

Income (per person): 20,730 €2023 (p)
Unemployment: 7.8%2024
Higher education: 33.8%2024

Housing

Rented dwellings: 12.9%2021

Getting around

Nearest train station: Quatre Camins · 6.2 km · FGC
To Barcelona by train: ~25 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: River flooding
Wildfire hazard: Around the Catalan average2026
Wildfire vulnerability: Very high2026
Wildfires 2011-2024: 7 fires started here · 75.3 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: 78.2%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 Vallirana?: Vallirana had 16,239 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 17th most populous of the 30 municipalities in Baix Llobregat.
How long does it take to get from Vallirana to Barcelona by train?: The nearest station to Vallirana is Quatre Camins, 6.2 km away, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~25 min (approximate schedule).
What do people earn in Vallirana?: Household disposable income per resident in Vallirana is 20,730 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% below the comarca median.
Do people speak Catalan in Vallirana?: 78.2% of residents in Vallirana 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 Vallirana at risk of flooding or wildfire?: The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Vallirana as "Very high" 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 Vallirana?: 12.9% of main dwellings in Vallirana are rented (2021).

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