Elevation of Barberà del Vallès, Spain
135m
above sea level · 443 ft
Barberà del Vallès is a city of 33,987 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 30th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 116th highest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.52° N · 2.12° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 30′ 55″ N · 2° 7′ 27″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 426,920 E · 4,596,328 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Barberà del Vallès
- INE code 08252
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 33,987 people
- 8.20 km² municipality · 4,145 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 135 m (443 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 135 m.
Population
Barberà del Vallès had 33,987 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 4.4% more than in 2015, when it had 32,545. The municipality covers 8.20 km², a density of 4,145 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 30th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.6% of its people.
It belongs to the Vallès Occidental comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 23 municipalities, 972,118 people and 583 km². Barberà del Vallès is the 8th most populous (the largest is Terrassa, with 233,270) and is home to 3.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Barberà del Vallès sits 135 m (443 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Barberà del Vallès is 78 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 15 km away in a straight line and 122 m lower than Barberà del Vallès. Madrid is 503 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Cerdanyola del Vallès, 3.0 km away in a straight line and 53 m lower.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Barberà del Vallès is the 13th highest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 11 municipalities in the Vallès Occidental comarca with a page, Barberà del Vallès is the 5th highest: the highest is Castellar del Vallès (342 m) and the lowest, Montcada i Reixac (33 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Barcelona province is Pic de Costa Cabirolera, at 2,604 m (8,543 ft). It lies 93 km away in a straight line, 2,469 m above Barberà del Vallès.
- 116 Barberà del Vallès 135 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Barberà del Vallès.
What is the elevation of Barberà del Vallès, Spain?
Barberà del Vallès sits at 135 meters (443 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of Barberà del Vallès?
Latitude 41.51526 and longitude 2.12420 in decimal degrees (41° 30′ 55″ N · 2° 7′ 27″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 426,920 E and 4,596,328 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Barberà del Vallès rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 116th highest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, Barberà del Vallès or Barcelona?
Barberà del Vallès. Barberà del Vallès sits at 135 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 122 m, 15 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Barberà del Vallès in?
Vallès Occidental, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 23 municipalities and 972,118 people.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
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