Barcelona - Area Information Guide

The municipality of Barcelona has an area of 100km² and is situated on the Costa Maresme, in the region of Catalonia.

Features/Services

10 Beaches
- Sant Sebastià, 1,085m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- El Bogatell, 702m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- Zona banys Fòrum, 702m in length
  Composition:
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- Somorrostro, 522m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- La Mar Bella, 512m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Nudist
- La Barceloneta, 422m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- La Nova Mar Bella, 420m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- Sant Miquel, 420m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- La Nova Icària, 415m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
- Llevant, 375m in length
  Composition: Sand (Golden)
  - Disabled Access
  - Promenade
  - Not Nudist
1 Golf Club
- Golf Club Natacio Montjuic
  27 shots / 9 holes
  - Par 3 Course
62 Hospitals
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron | General | 1,315 Beds
- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona | General | 844 Beds
- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau | Private | General | 644 Beds
- Hospital del Mar. | General | 470 Beds
- Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor | Private | General | 367 Beds
- Hospital Sociosanitari Pere Virgili | Medium-Long Stay | 366 Beds
- Hospital de Barcelona | Private | General | 350 Beds
- Hestia Palau. | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 317 Beds
- Centro Medico Teknon, Grupo Quironsalud | Private | General | 285 Beds
- Centre Medic Delfos | Private | General | 264 Beds
- Centre Sociosanitari Isabel Roig | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 251 Beds
- Hospital Dos de Maig | General | 229 Beds
- Clinica Sant Antoni | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 224 Beds
- Centre Forum | Medium-Long Stay | 223 Beds
- Hospital Sant Rafael | Private | General | 213 Beds
- Centre Sociosanitari del Centre Integral de Salut Cotxeres | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 209 Beds
- Hospital Quironsalud Barcelona | Private | General | 192 Beds
- Hospital El Pilar | Private | General | 186 Beds
- Centre Sociosanitari Blauclinic Dolors Aleu | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 174 Beds
- Hospital Universitari Quir¿n Dexeus | Private | General | 170 Beds
- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Seu Plato | General | 168 Beds
- Hospital Sociosanitari Mutuam Guell | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 167 Beds
- Clinica Corachan | Private | General | 162 Beds
- Hospital de L'Esperança. | General | 161 Beds
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu - Numancia | 159 Beds
- Hestia Gracia | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 153 Beds
- Clinica Sagrada Familia | Private | General | 150 Beds
- Clinica Nostra Senyora del Remei | Private | General | 134 Beds
- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Seu Sabino de Arana | Specialty | 130 Beds
- Fundacio Puigvert - Iuna | Private | Specialty | 124 Beds
- Nou Hospital Evangelic | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 116 Beds
- Hospital Mare de Deu de la Merce | 113 Beds
- Hestia Stauros | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 98 Beds
- Hospital Sanitas Cima | Private | General | 83 Beds
- Clinica Coroleu - Ssr Hestia. | 74 Beds
- Centre d'Oftalmologia Barraquer | Private | Specialty | 70 Beds
- Clinica Tres Torres | Private | General | 64 Beds
- Fremap, Hospital de Barcelona | General | 62 Beds
- Clinica Mc Copernic | General | 60 Beds
- Centre Sociosanitari Sant Jordi de la Vall d'Hebron | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 57 Beds
- Centre Medic Sant Jordi de Sant Andreu | Private | General | 57 Beds
- Ita Maresme | Private | Specialty | 56 Beds
- Sar La Salut Josep Servat | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 56 Beds
- Unitat Polivalent Salut Mental Barcelona-Nord | 52 Beds
- Clinica Creu Blanca | Private | General | 51 Beds
- Serveis Clinics, S.a. | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 50 Beds
- Clinica Lluria | 40 Beds
- Mapfre Quavitae Barcelona | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 38 Beds
- Centre Collserola Mutual | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 34 Beds
- Ronda de Dalt, Centre Sociosanitari | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 34 Beds
- Eatica | 32 Beds
- Lepant Residencial Qgg, Sl | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 31 Beds
- Unitat Terapeutica-Educativa Acompanya'M | 30 Beds
- Centre Hospitalari Policlinica Barcelona | Private | General | 28 Beds
- Sarquavitae Bonanova | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 28 Beds
- Clinica Planas | Private | Specialty | 26 Beds
- Centre Integral de Serveis en Salut Mental Comunitaria | 25 Beds
- Clinica Galatea | 22 Beds
- Clinica Mc Londres | General | 22 Beds
- Hospital de Nens de Barcelona | Private | Specialty | 18 Beds
- Hospital Egarsat Sant Honorat | General | 14 Beds
- Regina Sar | Private | Medium-Long Stay | 12 Beds
Hiking Routes (39 kms of which are within the municipality)
- PR-C 38 Sendero de San Cugat | Linear | 14.2 km | Altitude 112m - 434m
- PR-C 171 Barcelona - Barcelona | Linear | 18.7 km | Altitude 79m - 462m
- GR 6. Etapa 1 Laberinto de Horta (Barcelona) - Las Fuentes (San Cugat del Vallés) | Linear | 22.3 km | Altitude 104m - 402m
- GR 96. Etapa 1 Barcelona - Rubi | Linear | 20.4 km | Altitude 86m - 460m
- GR 92 Sendero del Mediterráneo. Cataluña | Linear | 561 km
  - GR 92. Etapa 18 Montcada - Baixador de Vallvidrera, 16 km
  - GR 92. Etapa 19 Baixador de Vallvidrera - San Vicenç dels Horts, 12 km
- PR-C 165 Sant Feliu de Llobregat - Molins de Rei | Linear | 20.8 km | Altitude 29m - 381m
- PR-C 164 - Sant Just Desvern - San Just Desvern | Circular | 12.4 km | Altitude 86m - 373m
Airports
- 6 km to International Airport, Barcelona Airport (BCN) - El Prat de Llobregat
- 76 km to International Airport, Girona Airport (GRO) - Vilobí d'Onyar
- 90 km to International Airport, Reus Airport (REU) - Reus
10 Train Stations
- Barcelona-Sants Plaça dels Paisos Catalans, 1 - 7
- Barcelona-Passeig de Gracia Passeig de Gracia - Esquina Arago, S/n
- Torre del Baro Calle Valcivera, S/n
- Sant Andreu Arenal Avinguda Meridiana, 416
- Arc de Triomf Passeig Sant Joan, S/n
- Plaça de Catalunya Plaça de Catalunya, S/n
- La Sagrera-Meridiana Avinguda Meridiana, S/n
- Barcelona-Sant Andreu Comtal Plaça de L'Estacio, S/n
- Barcelona-Clot-Arago Plaza Canonge Rodo, S/n
- Barcelona-Estacio de França Avenida Marques de Argentera, S/n
22 International Schools
- St. Peter's School Barcelona
  Ages: 1 to 18 | Curriculum(s): International Baccalaureate | Language(s): English
- Barcelona High School
  Ages: 12 to 18 | Curriculum(s): American | Language(s): English
- Benjamin Franklin International School
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): American, International Baccalaureate, Spanish | Language(s): English
- St. George Barcelona
  Ages: 2 to 18 | Curriculum(s): British | Language(s): English
- The Learn Academy
  Ages: 15 to 18 | Curriculum(s): British | Language(s): English
- École Francaise Ferdinand de Lesseps
  Ages: 3 to 11 | Curriculum(s): French | Language(s): French
- Pérez Iborra School
  Ages: 2 to 18 | Curriculum(s): American, Catalan, Spanish | Language(s): Catalan, English, Spanish
- Zurich Schule
  Ages: 2 to 16 | Curriculum(s): International Baccalaureate, Swiss | Language(s): German
- Moderato Montessori
  Ages: 2 to 12 | Curriculum(s): French, Montessori | Language(s): Spanish, French
- Schweizerschule Barcelona
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): Swiss | Language(s): German
- Santa Clara International School
  Ages: 1 to 18 | Curriculum(s): International, Spanish | Language(s): English, Spanish
- John Talabot School
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): British, Spanish | Language(s): English, Spanish
- SIL School
  Ages: 2 to 18 | Curriculum(s): British, Spanish | Language(s): English, Spanish
- English School Barcelona
  Ages: 3 to 16 | Curriculum(s): International Baccalaureate, International | Language(s): English
- St. Paul's School
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): International, Spanish | Language(s): English, Spanish
- Princess Margaret School
  Ages: 3 to 16 | Curriculum(s): International Baccalaureate, Spanish | Language(s): Catalan, English, Spanish
- Oak House School
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): British, International Baccalaureate | Language(s): English
- Kensington School
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): British | Language(s): English
- English Academy Santa Claus
  Ages: 3 to 12 | Curriculum(s): British | Language(s): English
- Lycée Francais de Barcelone
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): French | Language(s): French
- Istituto Italiano Statale Comprensivo di Barcellona
  Ages: 3 to 18 | Curriculum(s): Italian | Language(s): Italian
- Barcelona Montessori School
  Ages: 2 to 11 | Curriculum(s): British, Montessori | Language(s): English

Population

1,636,193 Residents (16,237 people per km²)

78.0% Spanish Residents | 22.0% Foreign Residents

Note: The Institute of National Statistics does not provide data for all nationalities.

#	Nationality	Total	Percentage
1	Spanish	1,276,713	78.03%
2	European excluding Spanish	105,149	6.43%
2.1	Italian	43,258	2.64%
2.2	French	17,876	1.09%
2.3	British	10,045	0.61%
2.4	German	7,821	0.48%
2.5	Russian	7,652	0.47%
2.6	Romanian	7,311	0.45%
2.7	Portuguese	5,915	0.36%
2.8	Ukrainian	5,077	0.31%
2.9	Polish	3,358	0.21%
2.10	Bulgarian	1,913	0.12%
3	South American	88,974	5.44%
3.1	Colombian	16,679	1.02%
3.2	Venezuelan	13,444	0.82%
3.3	Peruvian	13,056	0.80%
3.4	Argentinian	10,376	0.63%
3.5	Brazilian	6,983	0.43%
3.6	Ecuadorian	6,571	0.40%
3.7	Bolivian	6,533	0.40%
3.8	Dominican	5,397	0.33%
3.9	Chilean	4,416	0.27%
3.10	Paraguayan	4,010	0.25%
3.11	Uruguayan	1,509	0.09%
4	Asian	75,627	4.62%
4.1	Pakistani	22,457	1.37%
4.2	Chinese	20,832	1.27%
5	Northern & Central American	32,108	1.96%
6	African	24,301	1.49%
6.1	Moroccan	14,954	0.91%
6.2	Algerian	2,073	0.13%
6.3	Senegalese	1,813	0.11%
6.4	Nigerian	1,034	0.06%
7	Oceanian	541	0.03%

Weather

3,255 Hours of Sunshine

41 Days of Rain

7 - 28 °C Avg. Temperature

9 - 11 km/h Avg. Wind Speed

Winter

7 - 14 °C Avg. Temperature

10 - 11 km/h Avg. Wind Speed

768 Hours of Sunshine

8 Days of Rain
Spring

9 - 21 °C Avg. Temperature

10 - 11 km/h Avg. Wind Speed

767 Hours of Sunshine

13 Days of Rain
Summer

19 - 28 °C Avg. Temperature

9 - 9 km/h Avg. Wind Speed

953 Hours of Sunshine

8 Days of Rain
Autumn

12 - 25 °C Avg. Temperature

9 - 9 km/h Avg. Wind Speed

767 Hours of Sunshine

12 Days of Rain

Finance & Taxes

The Urban IBI Tax Rate is 0.66%

The property market in Barcelona city

What is the average price of a property in Barcelona city?

The average price of properties for sale in Barcelona city is currently € 1,081,696 (the average price per square metre is € 7,593). The average price of flats for sale in Barcelona city is € 1,014,531 (€ 7,677/m2) and the average price of villas for sale in Barcelona city is € 2,857,000 (€ 6,789/m2).

What are the areas with most properties for sale near to Barcelona city?

The areas close to Barcelona city with the most properties for sale are Castelldefels, Sant Cugat del Vallès and Alella.

Which places have the cheapest properties to buy near to Barcelona city?

The areas close to Barcelona city with the cheapest properties for sale are Cornellà de Llobregat, Granollers and Sant Feliu de Llobregat.

Where are luxury properties for sale near to Barcelona city found?

Castelldefels, Sant Cugat del Vallès and Alella are the areas nearby Barcelona city with the most expensive properties.

Properties in Barcelona by area

Eixample [484]
La Dreta de L'Eixample [295]
Ciutat Vella [268]
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi [191]
Sant Martí [128]
Sant Gervasi - Galvany [93]
El Barri Gòtic [93]
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i La Ribera [76]
El Raval [71]
L'Antiga Esquerra de L'Eixample [69]
Les Corts [63]
Diagonal Mar i El Front Marítim del Poblenou [47]
Sant Antoni [45]
Sants-Montjuïc [39]
Sant Andreu [36]
La Sagrada Família [32]
Pedralbes [31]
Gràcia [30]
Sarrià [28]
Sant Gervasi - La Bonanova [25]
Sant Andreu de Palomar [22]
El Besòs i El Maresme [22]
El Poblenou [21]
El Poble Sec [19]
Les Corts [19]
La Barceloneta [18]
La Nova Esquerra de L'Eixample [16]
Sants [15]
Les Tres Torres [14]
Horta-Guinardó [13]
El Putxet i El Farró [13]
La Vila de Gràcia [13]
Vallvidrera, El Tibidabo i Les Planes [12]
Sant Martí de Provenals [8]
El Fort Pienc [8]
El Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova [7]
El Parc i La Llacuna del Poblenou [6]
Vallcarca i Els Penitents [6]
Nou Barris [5]
Provençals del Poblenou [5]
El Clot [5]
La Maternitat i Sant Ramon [4]
La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou [4]
El Camp de L'Arpa del Clot [4]
Navas [4]
Les Planes [4]
El Guinardó [3]
Sants - Badal [3]
La Sagrera [3]
Sant Genís dels Agudells [2]
El Baix Guinardó [2]
El Bon Pastor [2]
La Prosperitat [1]
Horta [1]
Hostafrancs [1]
El Congrés i Els Indians [1]
La Salut [1]
La Font d'en Fargues [1]
Porta [1]
La Trinitat Nova [1]
les Roquetes [1]
La Trinitat Vella [1]
La Verneda i La Pau [1]
Can Baró [1]

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Barcelona - Area Information Guide

Features/Services

10 Beaches

1 Golf Club

62 Hospitals

Hiking Routes (39 kms of which are within the municipality)

Airports

10 Train Stations

22 International Schools