Valls
A municipality in the Alt Camp comarca, province of Tarragona
1st most populous of 23 municipalities in Alt Camp
Valls is the most populous municipality in the Alt Camp comarca (province of Tarragona), with 25,540 residents. Disposable household income is €18,309 per resident, essentially the comarca median. The unemployment rate is 10.1%. The nearest train station is Valls, 0.6 km away (Rodalies / Renfe), with the fastest train to Barcelona taking 1h20. 83.7% 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.
How Valls compares in Alt Camp
Where the municipality sits among those of the Alt Camp comarca, indicator by indicator.
Where it stands out
- Income per resident18,309 €2nd of 7
Around the middle
- Unemployment rate10.1%6th of 12
- Higher education28.9%18th of 23
Neither better nor worse
- Foreign-born22.4%1st of 23
- Can speak Catalan83.7%17th 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
- 25,5402025
- Density
- 462 inh./km²2025
- Surface area
- 55.3 km²2025
- Altitude
- 215 m
- Population aged 65+
- 19.7%2025
- Foreigners
- 22.4%2025
- Annual Growth
- +1.8%2024
Economy
- Income (per person)
- 18,309 €2023 (p)
- Unemployment
- 10.1%2024
- Higher education
- 28.9%2024
Housing
- Rented dwellings
- 17.4%2021
Getting around
- Nearest train station
- Valls · 0.6 km · Rodalies / Renfe
- To Barcelona by train
- ~1h20
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
- Wildfires 2011-2024
- 13 fires started here · 13.4 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
- 83.7%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 Valls?
- Valls had 25,540 residents on the 2025 municipal register, making it the 1st most populous of the 23 municipalities in Alt Camp.
- How long does it take to get from Valls to Barcelona by train?
- Valls has its own railway station, and the fastest train reaches central Barcelona in ~1h20 (approximate schedule).
- What do people earn in Valls?
- Household disposable income per resident in Valls is 18,309 € a year (Idescat, 2023 (p)), 5% above the comarca median.
- Do people speak Catalan in Valls?
- 83.7% of residents in Valls 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 Valls at risk of flooding or wildfire?
- The civil-protection plans in force (2026) classify the flood risk in Valls 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 Valls?
- 17.4% of main dwellings in Valls are rented (2021).
Data from Idescat (EMEX). Per-indicator sources have different reference years; see each section's note.